collapse

1 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people

Synonyms of collapse

buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Words Related to collapse

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap

Phrases Synonymous with collapse

give way

Near Antonyms of collapse

inflate, rise, swell

2 to be unsuccessful

the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence

Synonyms of collapse

bomb, crater, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

Words Related to collapse

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

go under

implode, self-destruct

Phrases Synonymous with collapse

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg

Near Antonyms of collapse

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win

Antonyms of collapse

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

3 to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey

Synonyms of collapse

capsule, capsulize, compact, compress, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze, telescope

Words Related to collapse

cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

boil down, downsize, shrink

concentrate, consolidate

simplify, streamline

decrease, diminish, lessen

Near Antonyms of collapse

dilate, disperse, dissipate, scatter

distend, inflate, swell

Antonyms of collapse

decompress, expand, open, outspread, outstretch

Synonyms and Antonyms of collapse

WORD OF THE DAY

restive