Synonyms of buckle

buckle 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to collapse

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• go
• crumple
• tumble
• melt
• go out
• die
• give
• crumble
• yield
• cave (in)
• give way
• shatter
• implode
• founder
• snap
• crash
• break
• flatten
• fail
• burst
• crack
• pop
• smash
• split
• deflate
• stall
• break down
• give out
• melt down
• splinter
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• swell
• inflate

2

as in to devote

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devote
• apply
• give
• bend
• get cracking
• commit
• address
• work
• get with it
• turn one's hand
• get one's act together
• set (to)
• spend
• settle (down)
• reapply
• stress
• engage
• exert
• busy
• readdress
• wear out
• trouble
• involve
• knuckle down
• tax
• concern
• plow
• exhaust
• carry on
• put out
• pitch in
• plunge (in)
• strain
• hump
• grind
• hustle
• plug (away)
• plod
• peg (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• play
• trifle
• dawdle
• fool around
• fiddle (around)
• idle
• mess around
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• potter (around)
• dally
• dillydally

buckle

2 of 2

noun

as in loop

Related Words

• loop
• fold
• spiral
• twist
• flexure
• swirl
• coil
• curl
• ring
• convolution
• winding
• reflection
• round
• slope
• bow
• curlicue
• incline
• curve
• warp
• circle
• inclination
• bend
• ringlet
• arch
• corner
• curvature
• decline
• incurvature
• arc
• kink
• angle
• wind
• hairpin
• inflection
• crook
• turn
• turnoff
• dogleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buckle

Verb

Outcry over the funding cuts prompted Republican lawmakers to create $50 billion in new rural health grants, but critics say that funding is intended for innovative health care delivery solutions — not propping up hospitals buckling under current pressures. —ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026

In August on the Petco Park mound a comebacker struck his knee, which buckled, and he was carted off the field. —Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026

Noun

Between the gorgeous gemstone detail, stitched outline, and strappy buckle, the Stefan Sandals scream sophisticated style. —Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026

Try these striking pumps with studded buckle detailing along their pointed-toes. —Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026