Synonyms of buckled

buckled

verb

past tense of buckle

1

as in collapsed

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

• collapsed
• crumpled
• tumbled
• went
• melted
• shattered
• gave
• crumbled
• died
• foundered
• yielded
• went out
• imploded
• flattened
• gave way
• crashed
• broke
• snapped
• cracked
• failed
• smashed
• caved (in)
• popped
• burst
• stalled
• deflated
• splintered
• split
• gave out
• broke down
• melted down
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• inflated
• swelled

2

as in devoted

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoted
• applied
• gave
• bent
• addressed
• committed
• worked
• got cracking
• spent
• got with it
• turned one's hand
• reapplied
• set (to)
• got one's act together
• exhausted
• involved
• exerted
• engaged
• concerned
• busied
• settled (down)
• stressed
• taxed
• readdressed
• plowed
• troubled
• humped
• hustled
• strained
• ground
• wore out
• knuckled down
• carried on
• pitched in
• put out
• plodded
• plunged (in)
• plugged (away)
• pegged (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• played
• dawdled
• idled
• trifled
• dallied
• fooled around
• fiddled (around)
• messed around
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• dillydallied
• monkeyed (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buckled

My relationship with Aaron buckled, and then started to break. — Anna Heyward, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Besides the threat from Iran, Jordan faces other challenges, such as an economy that has buckled under millions of refugees fleeing regional conflicts. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

The term works best when the player on the move is important to their team, perhaps a fan favourite, but has buckled at the idea of joining (insert ‘bigger’ club). — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Next is the Gen-FF Back Strap mules, which feature a cushioned sole and buckled strap to secure the foot. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Even the region's major interstate highway, I-70, was partly shut down after a section of it buckled under the weight of pounding rain. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Three of the teenagers, including the driver and front-seat passenger, were wearing seat belts, while the other two were not buckled in and were ejected from the vehicle, the Mesa County Coroner's Office said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

By any reasonable reading of the setup, renter demand should have buckled, right? — Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026