Synonyms of collapsing

collapsing 1 of 2

adjective

as in failing

Related Words

• failing
• folding
• flopping
• slipping
• washing-out
• declining
• slumping
• flunking
• waning
• futureless
• bankrupt
• inauspicious
• destroyed
• no-good
• unpromising
• unsuccessful
• hopeless
• ruined
• failed
• wrecked
• kerflooey
• kaput

Dissimilar Words

• successful
• going
• thriving
• flourishing
• triumphant
• prosperous
• coming
• promising
• growing
• booming
• palmy
• robust
• roaring

collapsing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of collapse

1

as in crumpling

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

• crumpling
• tumbling
• going
• buckling
• crumbling
• dying
• melting
• shattering
• imploding
• giving
• yielding
• crashing
• foundering
• going out
• giving way
• bursting
• breaking
• failing
• flattening
• caving (in)
• snapping
• cracking
• smashing
• popping
• deflating
• splitting
• stalling
• splintering
• giving out
• melting down
• breaking down
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• swelling
• inflating

2

as in flopping

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failing
• flopping
• folding
• struggling
• missing
• bombing
• foundering
• striking out
• cratering
• flunking
• tanking
• declining
• crashing
• falling short
• falling flat
• coming up empty
• dying on the vine
• flaming out
• crumbling
• laying an egg
• coming to grief
• slipping
• washing out
• slumping
• floundering
• falling on one's face
• skidding
• coming a cropper
• sinking
• imploding
• waning
• misfiring
• miscarrying
• going under
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeding
• going
• delivering
• clicking
• working out
• coming off
• going over
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• cooking
• prevailing
• winning
• panning out
• triumphing

3

as in compressing

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

• compressing
• squeezing
• condensing
• consolidating
• packing
• contracting
• constricting
• compacting
• telescoping
• narrowing (down)
• cramming
• simplifying
• constringing
• capsulizing
• capsuling
• shrinking
• crowding
• shortening
• decreasing
• downsizing
• jamming
• curtailing
• diminishing
• abridging
• jam-packing
• concentrating
• streamlining
• abbreviating
• boiling down
• lessening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• opening
• dissipating
• dispersing
• scattering
• decompressing
• dilating
• swelling
• outspreading
• outstretching
• inflating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of collapsing

Verb

Summary Volkswagen's unique governance, long prioritizing workers and unions over shareholders, is now unsustainable amid collapsing profits, especially from China, and fierce competition from Chinese EVs. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

After winning historic Latino support in 2024, Trump now faces collapsing approval as mass deportations, economic stagnation and inflammatory messaging like the bus graphic threaten GOP fortunes in the 2026 midterms. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Johannesburg’s finances are collapsing under the weight of unpaid bills, leaving South Africa’s economic hub cash-starved and politically rudderless, according to a new report. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Civilians have had to adapt an intensifying wave of state repression and a collapsing domestic economy. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Yet a real resolution of the imbalances did not come until Japan’s economic downturn in the 1990s, which brought collapsing asset prices, persistent deflation, and years of stagnation. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Dollywood thus became our Disneyland — from the Tennessee Tornado to the Wild Eagle to the Mystery Mine with the dead canary collapsing before the big drop. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

She’d previously been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that can be brought on by overexertion, after collapsing from lower-body cramping and temporary leg paralysis during a 2025 playoff series against the Las Vegas Aces. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Even as the old aid architecture is collapsing, the faith economy is not. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026