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Synonyms of crunch

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Another word for crunch is crumble. Other synonyms of crunch are crisp.

Synonyms and similar words for crunch

nounA dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

  • crispA type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
  • crumbleA dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

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Meaning of crunch

  1. verb To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
  2. verb To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
  3. verb To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

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Questions about synonyms of crunch

What is another word for crunch?
Crunch has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as crumble and crisp.
What does crunch mean?
Crunch means to crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crunch (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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