1. (noun) collapse, prostration
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Synonyms: flop, collapse, prostration, crash
2. (noun) collapse
a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Synonyms: flop, prostration, crash
3. (noun) flop, collapse
the act of throwing yourself down
Synonyms: flop, floating-point operation, dud, bust, washout, collapse, fizzle, crash, prostration
4. (verb) crash, collapse
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. (verb) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
break down, literally or metaphorically
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. (verb) break down, collapse
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. (verb) collapse
fold or close up
Synonyms: crack up, break down, give, break up, crumple, give way, tumble, crumble, crock up, fall in, founder, cave in, break, crack, burst
8. (verb) crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
fall apart
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. (verb) collapse, burst
cause to burst
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. (verb) crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse
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. (verb) collapse
lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Synonyms: crack up, break down, give, break up, crumple, give way, tumble, crumble, crock up, fall in, founder, cave in, break, crack, burst
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Synonyms and Antonyms of collapse 
