Synonyms for crunch
krʌntʃcrunch

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1. crunchnoun

   the sound of something crunching

   "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

   Synonyms:
   compaction, crush

2. crunchnoun

   a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

   "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"

   Synonyms:
   compaction, crush

3. crush, crunch, compactionverb

   the act of crushing

   Synonyms:
   densification, puppy love, crushed leather, jam, crush, compression, calf love, concretion, press, compaction, infatuation

4. crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackleverb

   make a crushing noise

   "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

   Synonyms:
   munch, bray, craunch, grind, mash, cranch, crepitate, scraunch, scranch, crackle, comminute

5. crunch, cranch, craunch, grindverb

   press or grind with a crushing noise

   Synonyms:
   dig, craunch, scranch, travail, cranch, labour, grind, comminute, munch, crackle, grate, toil, bray, labor, mash, moil, scraunch, drudge

6. crunch, munchverb

   chew noisily

   "The children crunched the celery sticks"

   Synonyms:
   munch, bray, craunch, grind, mash, cranch, scraunch, scranch, crackle, comminute

7. grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminuteverb

   reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

   "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

   Synonyms:
   flirt, craunch, crackle, dig, travail, squelch, cranch, dally, labour, coquet, chat up, romance, comminute, crush, coquette, scraunch, butterfly, scranch, squeeze, munch, grind, grate, toil, bray, labor, hee-haw, mash, squash, moil, philander, drudge

Matched Categories

1. • Chew
   • Noise
   • Press
   • Situation

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1. List of paraphrases for "crunch":

   crisis, strangulation, contraction

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1. Susan Lowe:

   Approximately 500-600 pistols that were deemed unserviceable can be demilitarized in a day using Captain Crunch.

2. Tony Nunan:

   We still have the big question mark over Iran. This month is the crunch time for P5+1 talks.

3. Cooper Hakim:

   During any kind of crunch period, step back and take one for the team.

4. Red Star coach Dejan Radonjic:

   We are delighted to have treated our fans to such a splendid win against the defending European champions, i want to thank the supporters for lifting us at crunch time. The players also showed great character when the match seemed to be slipping away from us and in the end it was a morale-boosting performance.

5. George Magnus:

   Local governments are running short of money, or in some cases, out of money, funding zero-Covid was the most proximate cause for the crunch, but local finances are deteriorating for other reasons too, notably the rising burden of expenses associated with age-related spending.