Synonyms of crash

crash 1 of 2

noun

1

as in collision

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact

the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• wreck
• accident
• smashup
• concussion
• crack-up
• smash
• pileup
• destruction
• ruin
• demolishment

2

as in collapse

a falling short of one's goals

refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• defeat
• failure
• setback
• cropper
• fizzle
• nonsuccess
• nonachievement
• disappointment
• deficiency
• futility
• uselessness
• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality
• inefficacy
• inadequacy
• letdown
• insufficiency
• inefficaciousness
• ineffectualness
• inadequateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• achievement
• victory
• accomplishment
• win

3

as in boom

a loud explosive sound

the crash of cymbals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boom
• bang
• blast
• clap
• pop
• slam
• thunderclap
• crack
• roar
• report
• smash
• whack
• snap
• knock
• whump
• thwack
• tap
• clash
• whomp
• thunk
• howl
• wham
• clang
• outcry
• clank
• hue and cry
• tumult
• blare
• rap
• clangor
• clamor
• hubbub
• uproar
• hullabaloo

4

as in shock

a forceful coming together of two things

a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• shock
• jolt
• impact
• thump
• slam
• bump
• blow
• concussion
• encounter
• pounding
• slap
• kick
• contact
• impingement
• hit
• strike
• smash
• knock
• jounce
• wallop
• punch
• jar
• buffet
• hammering
• thrashing
• bashing
• battering
• rap
• meeting
• licking
• touch
• pummeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• lambasting

crash

2 of 2

verb

ˈkrash 

1

as in to smash

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smash
• shatter
• destroy
• demolish
• fracture
• wreck
• fragment
• break down
• split
• ruin
• crack
• desolate
• tear down
• vaporize
• waste
• crush
• total
• annihilate
• bust
• snap
• devastate
• splinter
• decimate
• nuke
• shiver
• wrack
• pulverize
• crunch
• bash

2

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• collide
• bang
• smash
• slam
• hit
• ram
• knock
• impact
• impinge
• thud
• strike
• bash
• swipe
• bounce
• rebound
• contact
• glance
• scrape
• skip
• land
• ricochet
• brush
• sweep
• kiss
• push
• touch
• graze
• skim
• clunk
• shave
• nudge
• muscle
• carom
• jostle
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

3

as in to die

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fail
• stall
• break
• cut out
• break down
• give out
• conk (out)
• sputter
• malfunction
• jam
• fizzle
• wheeze
• act up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• start (up)

4

as in to push

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• squeeze
• bull
• press
• bore
• elbow
• muscle
• jam
• shove
• shoulder
• thrust
• jostle
• bulldoze
• ram

5

as in to fall

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• plunge
• tumble
• decline
• dip
• drop
• plummet
• skid
• sink
• dive
• descend
• decrease
• lower
• nose-dive
• die (down)
• crater
• retreat
• subside
• diminish
• taper off
• moderate
• droop
• abate
• lessen
• wane
• dwindle
• ebb
• let up
• recede
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• arise
• mount
• ascend
• soar
• increase
• build
• spike
• grow
• swell
• accumulate
• expand
• intensify
• escalate
• pick up
• up
• enlarge
• wax
• snowball
• balloon
• mushroom
• burgeon

6

as in to retire

slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep

I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retire
• bed
• sleep
• settle
• turn in
• nap
• hit the hay
• doss (down)
• bunk
• lie (down)
• drop off
• roost
• doze
• slumber
• couch
• perch
• nod
• snooze
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• arise
• wake
• get up
• awake
• awaken
• stir
• rouse
• arouse
• waken
• uprise
• shift
• bestir
• reawake
• reawaken

7

as in to stay

slang to reside as a temporary guest

I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stay
• visit
• sojourn
• run in
• tarry
• drop by
• haunt
• stop (by)
• drop in
• come by
• come over
• step in
• hang (around or out)
• occupy
• frequent
• inhabit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• reside
• dwell
• abide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crash

Noun

And because the caffeine content is lower than in coffee, there’s less of a spike-and-crash pattern with mushroom coffee. — Stacey Colino, Time, 22 July 2026

The second passenger, 18-year-old Kaylee, was transported from the crash scene to a nearby trauma center and was later pronounced dead. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Verb

When Barrett got to the corner of Elder Creek and Bradshaw roads, an eyewitness pointed out that one of the vehicles had crashed into a tree, and was lodged several feet off the ground, covered in tree branches, the court document said. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Guardrails, if installed incorrectly or poorly maintained, can kill, rather than save, motorists who crash into them. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026