CRASHED Synonyms: 205 Similar and Opposite Words

crashed

verb

Definition of crashed next

past tense of crash

as in shattered

to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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as in collided

to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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as in died

to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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started (up)

as in pushed

to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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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

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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

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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

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Set to shoot in Canada in 2027, the film stars Lutz as Genie, a professional runner whose life is shattered by an unwanted pregnancy and later transformed by a catastrophic accident that leaves her without both legs.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2026
In the Tri-Valley League, junior midfielder Greg Walsh shattered a school record with eight goals, as Westwood cruised to an 15-6 win over Norwood.

— Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026