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

After that crash, many airlines and regulators adopted rules calling for no one to be left alone in a cockpit. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Blaney, ticked off after finishing 33rd following a crash that resulted from contact with Hocevar’s car, took a couple of swings at Hocevar. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Two people died and one remains missing after a medical transport helicopter traveling from Catalina Island to the mainland crashed into the Pacific on Wednesday; two others were rescued and stable. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Tiny and blond with rounded, cherubic features, Pugh’s Cathy lands at their doorstep one night like an angel that crashed to the earth, her skull cracked and her dress drenched in blood. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026