Synonyms of collapsed

collapsed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in fallen

Related Words

• fallen
• faded
• dying
• moribund
• overthrown
• obsolete
• terminated
• vanished
• nonexistent
• antiquated
• finished
• dated
• gone
• expired
• lapsed
• departed
• defunct
• lost
• extinct
• passé
• done
• dead
• missing
• bygone
• nonextant
• bypast

Dissimilar Words

• alive
• existing
• living
• extant
• active
• dynamic
• existent
• thriving
• vibrant

2

as in destroyed

Related Words

• destroyed
• imploded
• split
• cracked
• exploded
• splintered
• demolished
• ruined
• wrecked
• devastated
• disintegrated
• pulverized
• damaged
• blasted
• mutilated
• broken
• mangled
• shattered
• fractured
• smashed
• fragmented
• busted
• detonated
• slivered
• ruinate
• obliterated
• dynamited
• wiped out
• extirpated
• defaced
• fragile
• brittle
• eradicated
• breakable
• frail
• exterminated
• frangible
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• unbroken
• repaired
• fixed
• reconstructed
• healed
• patched
• mended
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

3

as in unconscious

Related Words

• unconscious
• cold
• senseless
• insensible
• semiconscious
• anesthetized

Dissimilar Words

• conscious
• aware
• up
• revived
• awake
• alert
• resuscitated

collapsed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of collapse

1

as in crumpled

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• inflated
• swelled

2

as in failed

to be unsuccessful

the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• flopped
• folded
• struggled
• missed
• bombed
• foundered
• tanked
• cratered
• struck out
• flunked
• came up empty
• fell flat
• fell short
• crashed
• came to grief
• laid an egg
• flamed out
• washed out
• declined
• died on the vine
• came a cropper
• slumped
• slipped
• crumbled
• floundered
• fell on one's face
• skidded
• waned
• sank
• imploded
• misfired
• miscarried
• went under
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeded
• went
• delivered
• worked out
• clicked
• went over
• came off
• flourished
• thrived
• cooked
• prospered
• prevailed
• won
• panned out
• triumphed

3

as in compressed

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compressed
• squeezed
• condensed
• packed
• consolidated
• compacted
• contracted
• constricted
• crammed
• narrowed (down)
• telescoped
• simplified
• constringed
• capsuled
• shortened
• jammed
• capsulized
• crowded
• decreased
• curtailed
• shrank
• abbreviated
• diminished
• abridged
• downsized
• boiled down
• concentrated
• jam-packed
• streamlined
• lessened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• expanded
• outstretched
• scattered
• dispersed
• dissipated
• dilated
• decompressed
• outspread
• inflated
• swelled
• distended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of collapsed

Adjective

Henry County Coroner Brian Clark said the man, James Briar, appears to have gone around a barricade and fallen into the collapsed road. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Thursday morning marked 72 hours since the quake, a period when survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Nearly all cited the number of people killed, while large majorities pointed to orphaned children, mothers who lost children, grieving families and victims whose bodies remained trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Aside from rubble and collapsed buildings, the earthquake left behind people, who hope they won’t be forgotten. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Clips recorded just after the storm came through showed trees covering cars and a collapsed tent. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Animals could also be seen trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

In a later post, TxDOT shared an on-the-ground look at the collapsed bridge, showing floodwaters still rushing across the collapsed portion. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 17 July 2026

According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Verb

American officials rebutted Carney’s account of why the talks collapsed. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

His announcement came after trade talks collapsed between the two countries and each began calling for higher tariffs. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

The dispute centers on a series that collapsed at an advanced stage of production earlier this year. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

The main barn had collapsed, the lodge reeked of pack rats, garter snakes had claimed another building, and one of the cabins was leaning downhill. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

That was just the latest roundhouse punch in the trade war that flared up again after talks between the two allies and neighbors unexpectedly collapsed Friday. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

While closures on the scale of Harrisburg’s are rare, in 2022, the Jewish Federation of New Mexico collapsed following a spate of bitter legal and boardroom battles and a widening financial crisis. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

During competition, a number of humanoid robots have tripped, collapsed, burst into flames or slammed into safety barriers and then been stretchered off the track. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit claims the abuse was visible to adults on set, yet no one intervened, and executives later blamed her deteriorating performance, canceling a future role as her health collapsed. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026