What is another word for collapse?
277 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ k_ə_l_ˈa_p_s], [ kəlˈaps], [ kəlˈaps]Table of Contents
Similar words for collapse:- act (noun)
- blackout (noun)
- break down (noun)
- collapse (noun)
- defeat (noun)
- deterioration (noun)
- disease (noun)
- downfall, breakdown (noun)
- failure (noun)
- free fall (noun)
- licking (noun)
- mental exhaustion (noun)
- ruin (noun)
- deteriorate (verb)
- fail (verb)
- motion (verb)
- other synonyms
- black out
- blow up
- crumple
- descend
- go down
- starvation
Definition for Collapse:
Synonyms for Collapse:
n.
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- stun.
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- demolition,
- devastation,
- sabotage,
- harm,
- damage,
- money.
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- come down.
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- Giggly.
- flop.
- condition,
- infection,
- spasm,
- complication,
- handicap,
- infliction,
- disorder,
- debility,
- malaise,
- nausea,
- attack,
- syndrome,
- feverishness,
- disability,
- virus,
- Sickliness,
- symptom,
- unhealthiness,
- complaint,
- ague,
- queasiness,
- apoplexy,
- fever,
- pestilence,
- breakdown,
- bug,
- ailment,
- decrepitude,
- affection,
- infirmity,
- indisposition,
- curse.
- disorganization,
- disintegration,
- ruination,
- disruption,
- subsidence,
- bankruptcy,
- ruining,
- catastrophe,
- conk out.
- malfunction,
- implosion,
- tailspin,
- trouncing,
- nonstarter,
- infertility,
- error,
- miscarriage,
- reversal,
- thrashing,
- skid,
- Noncompletion,
- loss,
- meltdown.
- ruin.
v.
•deteriorate (verb)- ebb,
- worsen,
- dilapidate,
- downgrade,
- decline,
- tergiversate,
- slip,
- deteriorate,
- putrefy,
- fade,
- lapse,
- atrophy,
- fall apart,
- retrogress,
- regress,
- slide,
- revert,
- wane,
- moulder,
- degenerate.
Other synonyms:
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- disintegrate,
- reduction,
- implode,
- misfire,
- self-destruct,
- cutback,
- totter,
- collapsible,
- plop down,
- smashup,
- shrinkage,
- diminution,
- languish,
- fall down,
- erosion,
- boomerang,
- backfire.
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- flare.
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- perch.
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- fit.
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- cut.
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- down.
Paraphrases for Collapse:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
collapsed.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
subsidence, fiasco.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
tumbles.
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Noun, singular or mass
dive, deterioration, decay, rupture, contraction, exhaustion, wreck, shipwreck, depletion, decline, bust, dismantling, plunge, bursting, dismantlement, catastrophe, defeats, disbandment, Fainting, closure, insolvency, burst, Disbanding, paralysis, ruin, defeat, termination, extirpation, waterfall, outbreak, crisis, contracting, erosion, decommissioning, breakthrough.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
incur.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
disintegration, break-up, breakup, failure, bankruptcy, dissolution, debacle, implosion, sinkhole, meltdown, downturn, disruption, dislocation, unravelling, disaster, devastation, ruination, fragmentation, setback, ouster, downfall.
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Verb, base form
crumble.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Collapse:
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Other antonyms:
energy, refreshment, power, vim, sprightliness, vivacity, liveliness, dash, ginger, zip, go, vitality, verve, revitalization, punch, vivaciousness, sap, achievement, puissance, rejuvenation, starch, snap, muscle, potency, briskness, bounce, accomplishment, zing, pep, jauntiness, Rejuvenescence, vigor, drive, strength, spiritedness, might.
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Other antonyms:
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v.
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fall apart, break down
create, energize, withhold, build, invigorate, succeed, achieve, strengthen, activate, refresh, straighten, mend, grow, accomplish, fix, inflate.
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fall apart, break down
Hypernym for Collapse:
n.
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event
debacle, fiasco, subsidence, implosion, cave in.
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state
crack-up, heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke, shock, breakdown, Algidity.
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event
v.
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body
drop like flies, fall over, go over.
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motion
pop, concertina, deflate.
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