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Synonyms for crash

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

collision concussion clank collapse meltdown failure smash wreck

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Collision

collision, clash, concussion, noise, clang, jar, clank, percussion, clangor rare US, clangour UK

2. Collapse

collapse, meltdown, breakdown

Other

wreck, smash, failure, break-up, ruin, barf, kip, smashup, prang, abend, bingle, quietus dated

Verb

1. Barge in

barge in, gate-crash

2. Doss down

doss UK, doss down slang

Other

dash, go down, break apart, ram, impinge, bomb slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

    After the lightning came the crash of thunder.

  2. n. 2

    An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.

    Nobody survived the plane crash.

  3. v. 1

    To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.

    When the car crashed into a house, the driver was heavily injured.

  4. v. 2

    To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.

    I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.

Related words

Word family
crashmat crasher
Phrases
crash out car crash crash and burn crash pad crash bar crash barrier crash cart crash hot

Forms

Plural
crashes → collisions, clashes, concussions, noises…
Past participle
crashed
e.g. crashed → gate-crashed, dossed, dashed, rammed…

Example sentences

  • collision The car exploded a few moments after the collision.
  • concussion The doctor found out that Mennad had a concussion.
  • clank The door closed with a clank.
  • collapse We can't stay here. The roof is about to collapse!
  • meltdown Tom had a meltdown on Twitter.
  • failure Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
crashrising
collisionfalling
concussionrising
clankrising
collapserising
meltdownrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ram1, jar1, kip1
4 letters
bomb1, ruin2, dash1, barf1, doss1
5 letters
noise1, smash1, clash1, wreck1, clank1, clang1, prang, abend2
6 letters
bingle2
7 letters
failure2, impinge2, quietus, smashup, clangor
8 letters
collapse2, meltdown2, clangour
9 letters
breakdown2, collision3
10 letters
concussion3, percussion3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
écrasement
Italiano
schiacciamento