Synonyms of crashed

crashed

verb

past tense of crash

1

as in shattered

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattered
• smashed
• destroyed
• demolished
• fractured
• wrecked
• splintered
• ruined
• fragmented
• split
• cracked
• broke down
• decimated
• vaporized
• pulverized
• crushed
• wasted
• totaled
• devastated
• annihilated
• wracked
• busted
• snapped
• shivered
• crunched
• tore down
• nuked
• bashed
• desolated

2

as in collided

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collided
• bumped
• slammed
• smashed
• banged
• rammed
• knocked
• hit
• impacted
• swiped
• impinged
• struck
• thudded
• bounced
• bashed
• glanced
• scraped
• landed
• rebounded
• skipped
• contacted
• swept
• pushed
• touched
• ricocheted
• grazed
• brushed
• clunked
• kissed
• skimmed
• nudged
• shaved
• caromed
• jostled
• pressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

3

as in died

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• failed
• stalled
• broke
• cut out
• broke down
• gave out
• sputtered
• conked (out)
• jammed
• fizzled
• malfunctioned
• wheezed
• acted up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• started (up)

4

as in pushed

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• jammed
• shoved
• pressed
• jostled
• bored
• elbowed
• bulldozed
• muscled
• shouldered
• rammed
• bulled
• thrust

5

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell
• plunged
• tumbled
• dipped
• declined
• dropped
• plummeted
• skidded
• sank
• descended
• dived
• cratered
• decreased
• lowered
• nose-dived
• retreated
• subsided
• diminished
• died (down)
• drooped
• dwindled
• waned
• ebbed
• tapered off
• moderated
• abated
• lessened
• receded
• let up
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mounted
• lifted
• rose
• soared
• ascended
• arose
• built
• increased
• spiked
• grew
• expanded
• accumulated
• intensified
• upped
• swelled
• enlarged
• escalated
• picked up
• waxed
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• snowballed
• burgeoned

6

as in retired

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

• retired
• settled
• slept
• napped
• bedded
• turned in
• hit the hay
• dossed (down)
• perched
• dozed
• dropped off
• bunked
• roosted
• nodded
• lay (down)
• slumbered
• snoozed
• reclined
• couched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• arose
• got up
• awakened
• woke
• awoke
• roused
• aroused
• stirred
• wakened
• uprose
• shifted
• bestirred
• reawakened
• reawoke

7

as in stayed

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

• stayed
• visited
• sojourned
• dropped in
• dropped by
• stopped (by)
• occupied
• haunted
• inhabited
• came over
• tarried
• stepped in
• came by
• frequented
• ran in
• hung (around or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• resided
• dwelled
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crashed

Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026

Four people were killed on May 14 when a medical transport airplane crashed in New Mexico and caused a fire, authorities said. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 May 2026

After the boat’s motor cut out, and a particularly large wave crashed over the side, the survivor, Amy Friduss, put on a lifejacket and handed others out to her nine companions in the boat. —Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

There have been several prominent medical plane crashes in the past 18 months, including when a jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood in January 2025, killing eight people. —Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

The boat crashed into a pier near a Logan Airport runway on May 13, 2026. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 May 2026

All four people on board a small medical plane were killed when the flight crashed near Ruidoso, New Mexico, early Thursday, according to a local official. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 14 May 2026

Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not just those on board were affected. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026