Antonyms 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

How to use collapse in a sentence?

1. Jay Hatfield:

   The dramatic reversal of The Federal Reserve liquidity... will collapse the pandemic era bubble in crypto currencies, money losing tech companies and meme stocks.

2. Jon Cunliffe:

   Such a collapse is certainly a plausible scenario, given the lack of intrinsic value and consequent price volatility, the probability of contagion between cryptoassets, the cyber and operational vulnerabilities, and of course, the power of herd behaviour.

3. Arwa Mohammed:

   It's been one shell after the other since the morning, we are feeling the house is going to collapse over our head.

4. Joseph DeThomas:

   From China's perspective, North Korean nuclear weapons are a bad thing, but the collapse of the North Korean regime would be a worse thing.

5. Elvis Picardo:

   Much of the action has been caused by the collapse of Valeant, the weakness in crude oil hasn't helped as well.

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