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

Researchers have developed cyborg cockroaches that could help deliver emergency medical care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, caves, and other dangerous locations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

The machinery that collapsed was a drill rig, which was boring holes for the pilings to support the weight of the supertall skyscraper that will go up on the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

The trip puts him back on the European stage as relations with Washington reel from tariffs, threats and personal attacks since trade talks collapsed. — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

But Ritter collapsed on set and later died that same day of what was determined to be an aortic dissection. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

Preliminary reports indicate that several structures collapsed, buildings and roads were damaged, and some public services were temporarily disrupted. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Juniper Unlimited before it (which Burke was on board with) was also short-lived after its financial backer, Global Brands Group (GBG), collapsed. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Surdo felt the need to create — especially after experiencing a vivid dream about the victims who died after the World Trade Center’s twin towers collapsed. — Andis Robeznieks, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Prakash Chand, a resident, said laborers were in the basement carrying out digging work when the building collapsed. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026