Breakdown Synonyms

Breakdown synonyms such as "nervous breakdown, crash, collapse, (mental) collapse, and crack-up". Breakdown is a noun, and its antonym is functioning or working. Here are 15 another word for breakdown with example sentences.

Another word for Breakdown

15 other ways to say breakdown.

1. failure

  • seizing up
  • malfunction
  • failure
  • crash
  • conking out

2. collapse

3. crack-up

  • nervous breakdown
  • crack-up
  • breakdown
  • (mental) collapse

 

How to Use breakdown in a Sentence

He caused a breakdown in communication.

She had an emotional breakdown yesterday.

The car experienced a sudden breakdown.