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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, explode

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

    suffer a nervous breakdown

    Synonyms:
    fragmentise, fragmentize, decompose, 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. Fox News Contributor Charles Krauthammer:

   The situation has changed, the fruits of Obama’s isolationism are now being shown experienced. The beheading of Americans, the collapse of Yemen, giving away everything on the deal with Iran.

2. President Barack Obama:

   I do think that it is even conceivable that Saudi Arabia and Iran, at some point, would begin to recognize that their enemy is chaos as much as anything else, and what ISIL represents and what the collapse of Syria or Yemen or others represent is far more dangerous than whatever rivalries that may exist between those two nation states.

3. Kasim Reed:

   There is a possibility you could have a further collapse, we still have personnel at the sight making sure there is no hotspots. We won't know the area of vulnerability for the bridge until tomorrow.

4. Charlie Flanagan:

   It is with great sadness that I confirm that a number of young Irish citizens have lost their lives while a number of others have been seriously injured following the collapse of a balcony in Berkeley, California earlier today, my heart goes out to all the families and loved ones of the deceased and those who have been injured in this appalling accident. My Department in Dublin stands ready to provide all possible consular assistance to the Irish citizens affected by this tragedy.

5. Carlos Queiroz:

   Our strategy was from the first minute to create a mental collapse in the Moroccan players. We tried to do that by creating frustration and blocking all their creative players, the first game is always difficult and very hard and this one was not different. But it was beautiful. It was a great football match.