All collapse synonyms
colΒ·lapse
C c verb collapse
- topple β to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
- founder β a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- disintegrate β to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- faint β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- crumple β If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- tire β Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- wilt β to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- flag β flagstone (def 1).
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- weary β physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- succumb β to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- languish β to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
noun collapse
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- breakdown β The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- folding β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- bankruptcy β Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- catastrophe β A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- debacle β A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- disintegration β the act or process of disintegrating.
- disruption β forcible separation or division into parts.
- cataclysm β A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.
- disorganization β a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- prostration β the act of prostrating.
- ruination β the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- ruining β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- subsidence β to sink to a low or lower level.
- undoing β the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.