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collapsed

verb , past tense of collapse

Synonyms and Antonyms of collapsed

1 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
  • the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
Synonyms of collapsed

buckled, caved (in), crumpled, foundered, gave, imploded, tumbled, went, went out, yielded
Words Related to collapsed

deflated, flattened, melted, melted down

broke, broke down, conked (out), crashed, died, failed, gave out, stalled

burst (also bursted), shattered, smashed, splintered, split

cracked, crumbled, popped, snapped
Phrases Synonymous with collapsed

gave way
Near Antonyms of collapsed

inflated, rose, swelled
2 to be unsuccessful
  • the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
Synonyms of collapsed

bombed, cratered, failed, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, tanked, washed out
Words Related to collapsed

floundered, struggled

declined, sank (or sunk), skidded, slipped, slumped, waned

crashed, crumbled, miscarried, misfired

went under

imploded, self-destructed
Phrases Synonymous with collapsed

came a cropper, came to grief, came up empty, died on the vine, fell flat, fell on one's face, fell short, laid an egg
Near Antonyms of collapsed

cooked, flourished, prospered, thrived (or throve)

prevailed, triumphed, won
Antonyms of collapsed

came off, clicked, delivered, panned out, succeeded, went, went over, worked out
3 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 of collapsed

capsuled, capsulized, compacted, compressed, condensed, constricted, constringed, contracted, narrowed (down), squeezed, telescoped
Words Related to collapsed

crammed, crowded, jammed, jam-packed, packed

abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, shortened

boiled down, downsized, shrank (or shrunk)

concentrated, consolidated

simplified, streamlined

decreased, diminished, lessened
Near Antonyms of collapsed

dilated, dispersed, dissipated, scattered

distended, inflated, swelled
Antonyms of collapsed

decompressed, expanded, opened, outspread, outstretched

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