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Synonyms & Antonyms for collapse
Synonyms: Verb
buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield
Synonyms: Noun
burnout, exhaustion, fatigue, frazzle, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness
Antonyms: Noun
refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization
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Examples of collapse in a Sentence
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The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow. The chair he was sitting in collapsed. He collapsed on stage during the performance and had to be rushed to the hospital. She came home from work and collapsed on the sofa. The crying child ran to his mother and collapsed in her arms. The civilization collapsed for reasons that are still unknown. He warned that such measures could cause the economy to collapse.Noun
The structure is in danger of collapse. She was on the verge of collapse. The country has endured civil war and economic collapse.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And then our big investment in the Iraqi security forces essentially almost collapsed as ISIS was on the gates of Baghdad. — CBS News, "Transcript: Michael Vickers talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 28 Aug. 2019 No one was reported injured, but the building is at risk of collapsing, said Stephen Hardesty, battalion chief for Howard County Fire and Rescue, at a news conference. — Leah Asmelash, CNN, "Gas explosion levels part of a building in Maryland shopping center," 25 Aug. 2019 Shares of Overstock rose sharply in line with Bitcoin in late 2017 and early 2018, before collapsing with the cryptocurrency. — Billy Perrigo, Time, "The Overstock CEO Resigned Claiming 'Deep State' Conspiracy and a Relationship With a Russian Spy. Here's What to Know," 23 Aug. 2019 With Turgeon’s team trying to reverse a trend of collapsing down the stretch, this could be the part of the schedule that will most determine what kind of seed Maryland winds up in the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament. — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, "Three takeaways from Maryland’s Big Ten men’s basketball schedule," 23 Aug. 2019 Adachi collapsed in a Telegraph Hill apartment in February. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "SF public defender’s office slams medical examiner, says Jeff Adachi died of natural causes, not drugs," 21 Aug. 2019 The rebellion collapsed by 1865, and with it the institution of chattel slavery. — Kevin Waite, The New Republic, "California’s Forgotten Confederate History," 19 Aug. 2019 The vehicle was parked only a few hundred feet from his front door, next to a grain bin collapsed by the floodwaters. — NBC News, "Flooded out, farmers find work rebuilding the levees that failed them," 19 Aug. 2019 United had agreed to sign Paulo Dybala before the deal collapsed. — SI.com, "Anthony Martial: Why Giving the Frenchman the No. 9 Shirt Is Better Than Buying Another Forward," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
However, this collapse in steering currents is so close to Florida that some models continue to track the storm close enough for damaging impacts in parts of the state. — Author: Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Southeast U.S. as likelihood of direct hit on Florida decreases," 1 Sep. 2019 Semioles coach Willie Taggart was heavily criticized last season after the team went 5-7, and Saturday’s collapse against Boise State only amplified fan backlash. — Chaunte'l Powell, orlandosentinel.com, "FSU vows to block out noise after surrendering 18-point lead, falling to Boise State," 1 Sep. 2019 That means a building that may have passed a seismic test a quarter-century ago might be at risk of collapse today. — Los Angeles Times, "Earthquakes could kill people in many UCLA, UC Berkeley buildings, officials say," 29 Aug. 2019 The lesson many Arab governments seem to have drawn from 2011’s Arab Spring unrest is that dissent, and even open political expression, can mushroom into political collapse and chaos. — David Mednicoff, The Conversation, "Why increasing Arab-Israeli closeness matters," 29 Aug. 2019 Until last fall’s 3-9 collapse, Bobo’s teams had been consistent in Fort Collins, too, with identical 7-6 records and bowl berths over each of his first three seasons. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Why CSU Rams coach Mike Bobo is trying to avoid making wrong kind of Colorado history," 29 Aug. 2019 The most powerful storms – Category 5s – destroy a high percentage of homes, often causing total roof failure and wall collapses. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Dorian is forecast to become a Category 3 'major' hurricane. What does this mean?," 28 Aug. 2019 The 16-year-old from Sweden has gained attention worldwide with her message that humanity must immediately reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming in order to avert ecological and civilizational collapse. — Linda Givetash, NBC News, "Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg reaches New York," 28 Aug. 2019 As part of The Times’ foreign staff, Whitefield oversaw copy editing and page design of some of the major stories of the day: most notably the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "Services set for La Cañadan Paul Whitefield, veteran newspaper editor," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'collapse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.