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

The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

On Tuesday, one of those flying newsrooms crashed live on-air and burst into flames, killing three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Three people were killed and one person was hospitalized after the helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings, igniting on fire instantly, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

One person on board a fishing boat died Thursday morning after the vessel crashed into rocks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

An Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed earlier today in northern Michigan. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and FAA investigator, also told the Times that the horn sound was probably a low rotor RPM alarm, suggesting a mechanical problem before the helicopter crashed. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

One lap later, Leclerc crashed out dramatically at Monza’s final corner, causing the race to be suspended and leaving him in need of a precautionary check up at the track’s medical center. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Keating was flying home to California after visiting her family when terrorists linked to al-Qaida crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. — Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026