crater

²crater

verb

Definition of CRATER

intransitive verb

1

: to exhibit or form craters

2

: to fail or fall suddenly and dramatically : collapse, crash <the deal cratered> <cratering stock prices>

transitive verb

: to form craters in

Examples of CRATER

1. The deal cratered when neither party could agree on the final price.
2. Stock prices cratered after the companies' merger.

First Known Use of CRATER

1884

Related to CRATER

Synonyms: bomb, collapse, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

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

Related Words: flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destruct

Near Antonyms: cook, flourish, prosper, thrive; prevail, triumph, win

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Rhymes with CRATER

baiter, grater, hater, later, plaiter, prater