Synonyms for collapse
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.
- v. 2
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
- v. 3
To fold compactly.
- n. 1
The act of collapsing.
in a state of nervous collapse
Related words
- Word family
- collapsar
Example sentences
- fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.
- burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
- slump The company is caught up in a serious business slump.
- wither What is left when the flowers of time wither away?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| collapse | rising | |
| fail | steady | |
| burst | rising | |
| slump | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 4 letters
- give1, fall1, fail1, ruin2, flop1
- 5 letters
- break1, crash1, crack1, burst1, slump1
- 6 letters
- buckle2, tumble2, wither2
- 7 letters
- founder2, crumble2, deflate2, crumple2
- 8 letters
- contract2
- 9 letters
- breakdown2, telescope3
- 10 letters
- exhaustion3
- 11 letters
- prostration3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).