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crumble vs deteriorate

deteriorate vs crumble

crumble and deteriorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crumble No No Yes No
deteriorate No No Yes No
As verbs, deteriorate is a hyponym of crumble; that is, deteriorate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crumble:
  • crumble: fall into decay or ruin
  • deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate
Other hyponyms of crumble include corrode, rust, weather, eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away, droop, wilt, ruin, break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out.
crumble (verb) deteriorate (verb)
break or fall apart into fragments grow progressively worse
fall into decay or ruin become worse or disintegrate
fall apart
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