Synonyms for crater
ˈkreɪ tərcrater

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1. volcanic crater, craternoun

   a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

2. Craternoun

   a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

3. craternoun

   a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

Matched Categories

1. • Constellation
   • Geological Formation
   • Natural Depression
   • Volcano

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1. collapse

   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. List of paraphrases for "crater":

   pit

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1. Sean Gulick:

   The Chicxulub impact crater has been a remarkable scientific opportunity for the 20 years since it's been discovered.

2. Sylvain Piqueux:

   Enough falls that you could snowshoe across it, if you were looking for skiing, though, you’d have to go into a crater or cliffside, where snow could build up on a sloped surface.

3. Evgeny Chuvilin:

   The new crater is uniquely well preserved, as surface water hadn't yet accumulated in the crater when we surveyed it, which allowed us to study a' fresh' crater, untouched by degradation.

4. Gourav Rajput:

   It was pitch dark. He didn't see that crater.

5. Justin Wang:

   The crater rim of the Jezero Crater, where the Perseverance rover is now, is a place that likely exhibited hydrothermal activity due to the crater-forming impact that occurred, so I'd be curious to see what results Perseverance finds when it reaches there.