Collapse synonyms

Crisis, cave in, black out, be frustrated, cave-in, breakdown, attack, and breakdown are all synonyms for collapse. Outcome and success are antonyms of collapse. And here are 70 another word for collapse.

Another word for collapse

1. subside

  • Cave in
  • Crumble
  • Crumple
  • Disintegrate
  • Fall down
  • Fall in
  • Fall to pieces
  • Give way
  • Give
  • Sag
  • Settle
  • Slump
  • Subside
  • Come apart

2. swoon

  • Black out
  • Conk out
  • Faint
  • Fall unconscious
  • Flake out
  • Go out
  • Keel over
  • Lose consciousness
  • Pass out
  • Swoon

3. fold

  • Be frustrated
  • Be unsuccessful
  • Break down
  • Come to a halt
  • Come to grief
  • Come to nothing
  • Disintegrate
  • End
  • Fail
  • Fall flat
  • Fall through
  • Fizzle out
  • Flop
  • Fold
  • Founder
  • Go wrong
  • Miscarry
  • Not succeed
  • Terminate
  • Flatline

4. subsidence

  • Cave-in
  • Crumbling
  • Giving way
  • Subsidence
  • Disintegration

5. failure

  • Breakdown
  • Disintegration
  • End
  • Failure
  • Foundering
  • Halt
  • Lack of success
  • Termination

6. seizure

  • Attack
  • Breakdown
  • Crisis
  • Nervous breakdown
  • Nervous exhaustion
  • Nervous tension
  • Nervous/mental collapse
  • Personal crisis
  • Prostration
  • Psychological trauma
  • Seizure
  • Crack-up

Collapse synonyms statistics

The verb "collapse" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 3 letters, 5 synonyms with 4 letters, 3 synonyms with 5 letters, 6 synonyms with 6 letters, 10 synonyms with 7 letters, 6 synonyms with 8 letters, 7 synonyms with 9 letters, 3 synonyms with 10 letters, 4 synonyms with 11 letters, 4 synonyms with 12 letters, 2 synonyms with 13 letters, 4 synonyms with 14 letters, 1 synonym with 15 letters, 1 synonym with 16 letters, 2 synonyms with 17 letters, 1 synonym with 19 letters, and 1 synonym with 21 letters, for a total of 63 synonyms for collapse.

Collapse sentences

The building began to collapse suddenly.

He watched the tent collapse quietly.

They feared the bridge might collapse.

The economy could collapse without support.


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Word Opposites Synonyms
Toll Benefit, advantage Charge, fee
Glimpse Stare, gaze Brief look, quick look
Colleague Rival, competitor Fellow worker, workmate
Colorful Colorless, dull, drab Brightly coloured, bright-coloured
Collective Individual, separate Shared, joint
Lullaby Wake-up call, alarm Cradle song, sleep song
Perhaps Definitely, certainly Maybe, for all i know
Collection Dispersal, separation Group, crowd
Cold Hot, warm, friendly Chilly, cool
Collaboration Isolation, competition Cooperation, alliance
Follow Lead, flout Come behind, come after
Following Preceding, aforementioned Body of support, backing
Coloring Erasing, leaving blank Tint, dye