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

The Lorenzo can be worn two ways, with or without a fine leather strap threaded through the gold Eye of the Needle, which can be buckled across the foot to create a leg-lengthening effect. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

The historic Long Beach boardwalk buckled after a barrage of storms over the last month. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Barkov fell to the ice after a board battle with Sharks defenseman Darnell Nurse and forward Zack Ostapchuk as his left leg buckled. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

The broad officer’s belt was buckled on one of the first holes. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

While the epicenter was located in Nantou County in central Taiwan, serious damage afflicted residents across the island as roads buckled, bridges collapsed and landslides destroyed everything in their path. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 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

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