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cropper

[krop-er] / ˈkrɒp ər /
NOUN
comedown
Synonyms
STRONG
anticlimax blow collapse comeuppance crash decline defeat deflation demotion descent disappointment discomfiture dive down downfall failure fall flop humiliation pratfall reverse ruin setback undoing wreck
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement ascent attainment boost building creation elevation good fortune improvement increase rise success triumph win
WEAK
boon fortune promotion
NOUN
decline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening
STRONG
abatement backsliding comedown decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility skids wane waning worsening
WEAK
fall-off falling-off on the skids
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise success
STRONG
accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade
WEAK
betterment
NOUN
farmer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grower laborer peasant producer rancher
STRONG
Reaper agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cultivator feeder gardener gleaner harvester homesteader horticulturist planter plower sharecropper sower tender tiller villein
WEAK
country person grazer hired hand
NOUN
peasant
Synonyms
STRONG
agricultural laborer countryman/woman peon planter rustic serf sharecropper villein
WEAK
farmhand hired hand
NOUN
snag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrier bug crunch difficulty disadvantage drawback glitch hitch holdup hurdle impediment inconvenience obstacle stumbling block
STRONG
bar blockade brake catch clog crimp curb drag fix hamper hole knot obstruction pickle problem puzzler scrape spot
WEAK
Catch-22 the rub tight spot
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage aid assistance benefit blessing help
STRONG
boon solution
WEAK
convenience

Example Sentences

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Reading the first few sentences of your letter, one thing was obvious: You and your sister would come a cropper on the subject of the fair market value of this house.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

And countless analyses have described how much the stock market’s advance owes to the AI-driven gains of the technology megacap names, and how much it will hurt if it comes a cropper.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

I have six design apps on my phone, four GIF converters, three color-correction tools, a resizing app, a video cropper, photo filters, fonts, logos, and on and on.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2018

YouTube star Zoella also came a cropper when parents complained that her £50 12-window calendar was "overpriced tat", prompting Boots to halve the price to £25.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2017

A flying leg kicked my shin but I got past them without coming a cropper.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell