COLLAPSED Synonyms: 213 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of collapse

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

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as in failed

to be unsuccessful the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence

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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

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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

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Messi collapsed to the turf as his teammates, delirious, ran to hug him. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid scandals, died Monday. — Melissa Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Weston Walker, a health- conscious Florida attorney, collapsed and died in 2021 after taking a lethal amount of kratom extract. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Miller worked a clean 12-pitch eighth inning, but his command collapsed in the ninth. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 One of those companies collapsed as its stock price plummeted 99%. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase briefly collapsed on the court during Friday’s playoff win over the Dallas Wings. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 And just when that effort was paying dividends, Sayegh faced another major setback in April 2025 when part of the ceiling in her theater collapsed. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Under the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June that collapsed within days, Iran's nuclear program was meant to be discussed over a 60-day period. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsed

Adjective

While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Beside a fallen tree, McCormack points out how a beaver chewed more deeply into one side of the trunk, bringing it down into the water.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fallen

Adjective

Today, with an imploded refi business and rates closing in on 7%, the AI mortgage company’s market value stands at just $300 million.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Surely this scheme would go the way of his failed casinos, airlines, and other imploded ventures.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026

Definition of imploded

Adjective

Assistant federal defender Stephen Ferrell, the attorney for Christa Pike, said in a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union that his client remains unconscious and intubated in a Nashville hospital.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Being too drunk or high only becomes relevant if the victim was drugged without her consent or knowledge or was unconscious (or otherwise physically unable to communicate unwillingness).

— Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconscious

Verb

But this bill has failed in both 2025 and 2026 to pass in Congress.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The drone bill has a detailed history as it was passed by the Senate in 2024 but failed on the final night of the legislative session when the state House of Representatives never voted on the measure as time expired.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of failed

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The biggest drag on the index was independent power producers (like Constellation, NRG, and Vistra), whose earnings multiples have compressed anywhere from 2 to 8 turns from their recent peaks.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
In another, an agent apparently compressed data into a roughly 35 KB file and uploaded it through ntfy, but investigators could not recover the file to determine its contents.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of compressed

Adjective

This embroidered quilt is the epitome of fall style with its warm background and mix of leaves in faded brown and golden hues.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
The quasi-patriotic palette got contemporary edge from faded lines running through the red and dark navy stripes, which shifted between vertical and horizontal directions.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of faded

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Tabless battery cells, a split-path battery management system and a motor vent that lets air flow through are meant to double continuous power delivery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
His decision raises the prospect of a split 4-4 decision, which would be a victory for Boulder and leave the Colorado Supreme Court decision in place.

— Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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