Synonyms for Collapse
kəˈlæpscol·lapse

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1. collapse, prostrationnoun

   an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

   "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"

   Synonyms:
   flop, collapse, prostration, crash

2. collapsenoun

   a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

   "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

   Synonyms:
   flop, prostration, crash

3. flop, collapsenoun

   the act of throwing yourself down

   "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

   Synonyms:
   flop, floating-point operation, dud, bust, washout, collapse, fizzle, crash, prostration

4. crash, collapseverb

   a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

   Synonyms:
   clangour, flop, prostration, clank, collapse, smash, clangoring, crash, clangor, wreck, clash, clang

5. collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founderverb

   break down, literally or metaphorically

   "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

   Synonyms:
   crack, consecrate, break away, give way, unwrap, devote, contribute, chip in, give out, split up, conk out, part, have, afford, collapse, hold, die, transgress, founder, weaken, crumple, bump, discover, snap off, turn over, go, demote, ease up, break out, separate, split, hand, gift, crack up, damp, smash, render, move over, feed, pay, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, reveal, divulge, pause, let on, open, get around, interrupt, wear out, grant, establish, break-dance, stop, check, break up, breach, develop, fall flat, give, return, apply, present, better, cave in, make, offend, go bad, impart, generate, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, give away, reach, recrudesce, tumble, break dance, go against, dampen, throw, fall in, soften, break in, let out, dedicate, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, burst, pass, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, fall through, join, expose, break, crock up, discontinue, intermit, flop, leave, yield, get together, commit, sacrifice, wear, kick in, pass on

6. break down, collapseverb

   collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

   Synonyms:
   go, conk out, give way, crack up, founder, give, break down, collapse, cave in, crush, dissect, analyse, break, take apart, die, lose it, snap, crumble, decompose, burst, break up, give out, tumble, crack, fall in, analyze, fail, crumple, crock up, go bad

7. collapseverb

   fold or close up

   "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

   Synonyms:
   crack up, break down, give, break up, crumple, give way, tumble, crumble, crock up, fall in, founder, cave in, break, crack, burst

8. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapseverb

   fall apart

   "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

   Synonyms:
   topple, crease, collapse, analyze, buckle, crack, crack up, rumple, cave in, fail, snap, twig, whirl, go bad, tumble, break up, decay, cotton on, give, crock up, knit, get wise, conk out, analyse, whirl around, fall apart, give out, crumble, cockle, catch on, go, fall in, get onto, wrinkle, break, crumple, pucker, die, decompose, get it, latch on, dissect, break down, give way, crush, take apart, dilapidate, burst, lose it, crinkle, founder, tip

9. collapse, burstverb

   cause to burst

   "The ice broke the pipe"

   Synonyms:
   bristle, split, give way, crack up, break down, give, crack, cave in, founder, break open, break, crumble, crock up, erupt, burst, break up, bust, tumble, fall in, abound, crumple, collapse, explode

10. crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapseverb

    suffer a nervous breakdown

    Synonyms:
    fragmentise, fragmentize, decompose, collapse, interrupt, crash, burst, split up, pick, break through, snap, dismantle, break up, recess, fall in, cave in, part, crock up, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, give, dissolve, crumble, founder, give way, crack, disassemble, break apart, crumple, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, tumble, check

11. collapseverb

    lose significance, effectiveness, or value

    "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"

    Synonyms:
    crack up, break down, give, break up, crumple, give way, tumble, crumble, crock up, fall in, founder, cave in, break, crack, burst

Matched Categories

1. • Change Integrity
   • Descent
   • Fold Up
   • Happening
   • Suffer
   • Weaken

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1. crater

   fall suddenly, plummet, crash, plunge

   the stock market cratered in response to news of falling oil prices.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. collapsenoun

   Synonyms:
   falling together, falling in (as the sides of a flue)

2. collapsenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) prostration, exhaustion, extreme depression

3. collapseverb

   Synonyms:
   fall together, fall in

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1. List of paraphrases for "collapse":

   meltdown, breakdown, break-up, disintegration, fall, cave-in, bankruptcy, demise, failure, collapsed, collapses, crash, downfall, slump, sinking, subsidence, crumble, sinkhole, drop, breakup, landslide, decline, debacle, bust, implosion, ruin

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1. Mahtowin Munro:

   We'll have a speaker from a tribal community in Louisiana that has been severely impacted by climate collapse, and specifically by Hurricane Ida, we'll have somebody who's just come back from COP26 talk about how Indigenous people were largely excluded from that( the event) and how world leaders are refusing to listen to what Indigenous people everywhere are saying about what needs to be done to address climate justice.

2. Tadeusz Bartos:

   The party wants to have its vision recognized, it's a vision that says Poland has suffered since (the collapse of communism), it lacked independence.

3. Ranil Wickremesinghe:

   It is no easy task to revive a country with a completely collapsed economy, especially one that is dangerously low on foreign reserves, if steps had at least been taken to slow down the collapse of the economy at the beginning, we would not be facing this difficult situation today.

4. Judy Garland:

   People think of me as a neurotic kid, full of fits and depressions, biting my fingernails to the bone, living under an eternal shadow of illness and collapse. Why do people insist on seeing an aura of tragedy around me always? My life isn’t tragic at all. I laugh a lot these days. At myself, too. Lord, if I couldn’t laugh at myself I don’t think I’d be alive.

5. Christopher Moltke-Leth:

   If we see massive losses, that could hurt consumer confidence and Chinese demand as a whole, if they're not able to stem the current collapse in the market there is a real risk it will spread to the broader economy.