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

Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The plane that crashed was built in 1994 and originally went into service as a passenger plane before being converted to carry cargo in 2016, according to the NTSB report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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

Last year, the Swiss village of Blatten was wiped out when a fragile glacier crashed down, bringing the side of the mountain with it and destroying 300 homes. — Imogen Foulkes, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Emergency access did not prevent the 2015 Germanwings crash, when a suicidal first officer crashed the plane into a mountain, killing all 150 people on board. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

An oncoming semi-truck was unable to avoid the sedan and crashed into it, CHP said. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

As the officer attempted to catch up to a speeding vehicle, the motorcycle crashed. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026