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. Leif Tapanila:

   It's a detective story, we're using our tools to read the rocks and piece the crater back together.

2. September NASA:

   Crater counts of surface areas on Pluto indicate that it has surface regions dating to just after the formation of the planets of our solar system, about four billion years ago.

3. William Rapin:

   We went to Gale Crater because Gale Crater preserves this unique record of a changing Mars, understanding when and how the planet's climate started evolving is a piece of another puzzle : When and how long was Mars capable of supporting microbial life at the surface ?

4. Ray Chandler:

   There are dozens and dozens of documents available that show Mr. Crater made every effort to create a viable virtual currency.

5. Leif Tapanila:

   We eventually found a pattern in the rocks that showed us when we were right where the edge of the crater was, you could effectively put your foot on that margin.