Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.
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Topple
//ˈtɑpl̩//
Synonyms for "topple" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (63)
listlurchmow downmuddleoustovercomeoversetoverthrowoverturnpitchplungeprecipitateprostratepull downraserazereelroutsend headlongslip
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slumpsnarlsprawlspread eaglespread-eaglestaggerstammerstumblesubvertsupinateswaytake a falltake a floptake a headertake a pratfalltake a spilltake downteeterthrowthrow downtilttip overtopple downtopple overtopsy-turvifytopsy-turvinesstopsy-turvytottertripturn a somersaultturn overturn topsy-turvyturn turtleturn upside downunhorseunseatupsetupturnvanquishwhack downwobble
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Translations
85 translations across 26 languages.
Azerbaijani
3 entries- devirmək verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- yıxmaq verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- çevirmək verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Bulgarian
3 entries- заплашвам да падна verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- прекатурвам verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- събарям verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Catalan
3 entries- enderrocar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- tombar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- vinclar verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 倒下 verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- 推翻 verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Czech
4 entries- kácet se verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- překotit verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- překotit se verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- převrhnout verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Danish
4 entries- omstyrte verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- styrte verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- vælte verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- vælte verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
French
4 entries- chuter verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- déboulonner verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- renverser verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- tomber verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Galician
2 entries- derrubar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- estomballar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
German
4 entries- stürzen verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- umfallen verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- umkippen verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- umkippen verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Greek
4 entries- αναποδογυρίζω verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- ανατρέπω verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- καταπίπτω verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- κλονίζομαι verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Hungarian
4 entries- dönt verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- dől verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- eldől verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- felborul verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Icelandic
1 entries- velta verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Italian
4 entries- abbattere verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- abbattersi verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- reclinare verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- reclinarsi verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Māori
2 entries- turaki verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- whakahinga verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Norwegian
2 entries- styrte verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- velte verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Polish
2 entries- przewracać verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- przewrócić verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Portuguese
1 entries- derrubar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Romanian
2 entries- dărâma verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- răsturna verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Russian
4 entries- вали́ть verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- вали́ться verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- опроки́дывать verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- опроки́дываться verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Sanskrit
1 entries- पद्यते verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Spanish
2 entries- derribar verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- tumbarse verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Swedish
4 entries- stjälpa verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- störta verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- tippa verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- tippa verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
Tamil
1 entries- பின் தள்ளுதல் verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Telugu
1 entries- పడగొట్టు verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Ukrainian
3 entries- вали́ти verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
- валитися verb (to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so)
- повали́ти verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Walloon
1 entries- stårer verb (to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The giraffe cannot swim because its centre of gravity is so high that it would topple over.
Source: tatoeba (2367028)
We'll topple this dictatorship.
Source: tatoeba (4563710)
To become free and peaceful, humanity needs to topple all the barriers between humans.
Source: tatoeba (7817795)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.