dominoing
Toppling in succession
Dominoing describes a chain reaction where events trigger each other in sequence, like dominoes falling in a line.
Each event causes the next: Companies started dominoing into bankruptcy after the market crashed.
The image is of standing dominoes toppling one after another, where a single push sets off an unstoppable cascade.
Causing to collapse
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- fallingMoving downward freely
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- chainLinked segments forming length
collapse · knockdown · successive · ripple · triggering · setup · alignment · arrangement
Point of beginning
- brinkCritical boundary point
- precipiceSteep rock face
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
teetering · unstable · balance · precarious · verge · cusp · trigger · catalyst
Putting somewhere specific
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- timingArt of choosing moments
- setupHow something is arranged
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
calculation · anticipation · positioning · planning · maneuvering · coordination · execution · adaptation
toppling
Causing to collapse
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- fallingMoving downward freely
- sequentialOccurring in succession
chain · collapse · knockdown · successive · ripple · triggering · setup · alignment · arrangement · stacking
threshold
Point of beginning
pivotal · teetering · unstable · balance · precarious · verge · cusp · trigger · catalyst · flashpoint
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- timingArt of choosing moments
- setupHow something is arranged
precision · calculation · anticipation · positioning · planning · maneuvering · coordination · execution · adaptation · methodology
dominoingstabilizing
Making firm or constant
resisting · equilibrating · persisting · enduring · steadying
dominoingcontaining
Holding within limits
isolating · firewalling · compartmentalizing · quarantining · halting
domineering, predominant, domino, dominoes, predominantly, domineer, predominance, predominate, predominating