CRACK-UPS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

crack-ups

noun

plural of crack-up

as in breakdowns

a mental or nervous collapse a crack-up required him to take a year off from work

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as in collisions

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate

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Noun

Boise State football held its summer media day on Wednesday afternoon, opening up coaches and 10 players to a cascade of questions, from in-depth positional breakdowns to each player’s favorite childhood TV show.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Last season, the Rams lost several games that featured major special teams breakdowns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of breakdowns

Noun

Wind turbines increasingly harm bats and birds through collisions and barotrauma, especially migratory species.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Introspection is hardly foreign to country music, but Langley’s coolly reflective approach stands out in a genre defined by social collisions—by scenes of cowboys and cowgirls settling scores.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of collisions

Noun

But history is littered with instances of crashes that, for the unlucky, happen at the worst possible moment.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026
The two victims are at least the seventh and eighth people to be killed or seriously injured in motorcycle crashes in the Kansas City area so far in July.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of crashes

Noun

There are shallow but rich dives; full-of-life, accessible wrecks; and thriving reefs, including my favorite spot, the unlikely cement plant, with seahorses and octopus reclining beneath its pier pilings—pilings that are fantastical once underwater.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Historians estimate that as many as 1,000 ships sank during the Middle Passage, but fewer than 20 of these wrecks have been documented.

— Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

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