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

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

After nearly two terrifying minutes, the jerking stopped, but the first floor of his building had buckled. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026