Synonyms of crashing

crashing 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkra-shiŋ 

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheer
• utter
• complete
• unconditional
• absolute
• pure
• simple
• outright
• total
• damn
• damned
• perfect
• very
• definite
• deadly
• real
• endless
• huge
• dreadful
• constant
• clean
• dead
• blank
• regular
• downright
• unmitigated
• flat
• profound
• unadulterated
• flat-out
• blooming
• straight-out
• plumb
• thorough
• all-out
• horrible
• out-and-out
• thoroughgoing
• consummate
• unqualified
• terrible
• stark
• fair
• stone
• categorical
• rank
• perpetual
• eternal
• genuine
• veritable
• unalloyed
• arrant
• extreme
• unremitting
• main
• classic
• bodacious
• categoric
• authentic
• hopeless
• unrestricted
• undying
• confirmed
• extraordinary
• terrific
• supreme
• habitual
• surpassing
• frightful
• inveterate
• superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• questionable
• restricted
• doubtful
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

crashing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of crash

1

as in shattering

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• destroying
• demolishing
• fracturing
• wrecking
• splitting
• splintering
• fragmenting
• breaking down
• cracking
• crushing
• ruining
• totalling
• wasting
• vaporizing
• devastating
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• crunching
• bashing
• totaling
• snapping
• shivering
• tearing down
• decimating
• busting
• nuking
• wracking
• desolating

2

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• colliding
• slamming
• banging
• smashing
• knocking
• ramming
• hitting
• thudding
• impinging
• impacting
• swiping
• bashing
• bouncing
• striking
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• contacting
• ricocheting
• rebounding
• landing
• pushing
• sweeping
• touching
• brushing
• caroming
• ricochetting
• kissing
• skimming
• clunking
• grazing
• nudging
• shaving
• jostling
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

3

as in dying

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• failing
• stalling
• breaking
• cutting out
• breaking down
• giving out
• malfunctioning
• sputtering
• wheezing
• conking (out)
• jamming
• fizzling
• acting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)

4

as in pushing

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• jamming
• shoving
• jostling
• pressing
• elbowing
• bulldozing
• boring
• muscling
• shouldering
• thrusting
• ramming
• bulling

5

as in falling

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• plunging
• tumbling
• declining
• dipping
• dropping
• plummeting
• skidding
• sinking
• descending
• decreasing
• lowering
• diving
• cratering
• nose-diving
• retreating
• diminishing
• subsiding
• dying (down)
• drooping
• ebbing
• dwindling
• waning
• moderating
• lessening
• tapering off
• receding
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• soaring
• mounting
• lifting
• arising
• spiking
• increasing
• growing
• building
• expanding
• accumulating
• escalating
• swelling
• upping
• intensifying
• enlarging
• mushrooming
• burgeoning
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

6

as in retiring

slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep

I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retiring
• settling
• sleeping
• napping
• bedding
• turning in
• hitting the sack
• dossing (down)
• hitting the hay
• dozing
• bunking
• dropping off
• nodding
• roosting
• lying (down)
• snoozing
• perching
• slumbering
• reclining
• couching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• uprising
• waking
• getting up
• awakening
• awaking
• rousing
• stirring
• arousing
• wakening
• shifting
• reawakening
• bestirring
• reawaking

7

as in staying

slang to reside as a temporary guest

I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staying
• visiting
• sojourning
• coming over
• stopping (by)
• haunting
• occupying
• running in
• dropping in
• tarrying
• hanging (around or out)
• inhabiting
• frequenting
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

Examples of crashing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time. —Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017

Apple’s once-unstoppable growth had come to a crashing halt: The number of iPhones sold was down 13 percent, and the company posted its first revenue decline in 13 years. —Vindu Goel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017