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

In May, a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern city of Galati, injuring two people and setting fire to an apartment block. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

The plane had taken off from Anchorage and was believed to have crashed on approach to Cape Newenham, Johnson said. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Hera is en route to study the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission that intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Wednesday, hard upon the accident in Greece, another tourist helicopter crashed in Kenya’s remote Samburu County, killing seven. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

He would later be beaten by the Cameroonian, who crashed a shot off the bar that Trafford could not get his hands on. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

The suspect crashed into eight vehicles during the chase, police said. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Two soldiers were killed after a military helicopter crashed in Texas. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026