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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How to use collapse in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister Tammam Salam:

   I warn that we are going are going towards collapse if matters continue, frankly, I have not and will not be a partner in this collapse. Let all officials and political forces bear their responsibilities.

2. Bernardino Leon:

   Libya is on the verge of economic and financial collapse. It is facing huge security threats because of the civil war but also...because of the Daesh threat, libya's economic collapse is a real possibility. Recently, I met with the governor of the central bank. The situation is very difficult in terms of Libyan finances.

3. David Fleming:

   It's not necessarily against a system that it collapses, because most systems do collapse in the end. That’s a part of the wheel of life - systems do collapse. So I’m to some extent slightly inclined to forgive capitalism for being about to collapse. I mean there are lots of fine things, lots of love affairs and the like which have come to a sticky end. On the other hand, it is quite an accusation - quite hard for it to live down - that it's going to destroy the entire planet with it.

4. President Vladimir Putin:

   Apparently someone was counting on some sort of collapse, no collapse happened. The Russian economy is easily overcoming these artificial barriers ... The peak of (debt) payments has passed. If someone counted on causing some kind of collapse, nothing came of it.

5. Guillermo Bernal:

   This expression is more commonly seen in the classical period, specifically in the eighth century between the years 700 CE to 800 CE, which is the last century of the Mayan culture and very close to its collapse, in the years following 800 CE, the Mayan cities started to collapse. That (event) has a strong relationship with the frequency of the number of wars which began in this century.