Synonyms of crashes

crashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of crash

1

as in collisions

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact

the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• wrecks
• accidents
• smashups
• concussions
• smashes
• crack-ups
• pileups
• ruins
• destructions
• demolishments

2

as in collapses

a falling short of one's goals

refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• defeats
• failures
• setbacks
• fizzles
• croppers
• nonsuccesses
• disappointments
• deficiencies
• nonachievements
• futilities
• inadequacies
• insufficiencies
• letdowns
• inefficacies
• ineffectualities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• achievements
• successes
• accomplishments
• victories
• wins

3

as in booms

a loud explosive sound

the crash of cymbals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• booms
• claps
• bangs
• blasts
• pops
• thunderclaps
• slams
• cracks
• reports
• roars
• smashes
• whacks
• snaps
• thwacks
• knocks
• whumps
• clashes
• taps
• whomps
• thunks
• clangs
• howls
• clanks
• whams
• outcries
• blares
• raps
• clamors
• tumults
• uproars
• clangors
• hubbubs
• hue and cries
• hullabaloos

4

as in impacts

a forceful coming together of two things

a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• impacts
• jolts
• shocks
• thumps
• bumps
• slams
• blows
• encounters
• kicks
• slaps
• contacts
• concussions
• punches
• knocks
• hits
• strikes
• jounces
• impingements
• jars
• smashes
• wallops
• buffets
• touches
• raps
• meetings
• bashings
• batterings
• thrashings
• lickings

crashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crash

1

as in smashes

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashes
• shatters
• destroys
• fractures
• demolishes
• breaks down
• splits
• wrecks
• fragments
• vaporizes
• cracks
• ruins
• wastes
• crushes
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• splinters
• devastates
• totals
• snaps
• crunches
• decimates
• shivers
• bashes
• tears down
• busts
• wracks
• desolates
• nukes

2

as in bumps

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumps
• collides
• bangs
• smashes
• slams
• rams
• knocks
• hits
• impacts
• impinges
• swipes
• thuds
• strikes
• bounces
• bashes
• skips
• scrapes
• glances
• lands
• contacts
• ricochets
• rebounds
• sweeps
• brushes
• clunks
• grazes
• touches
• pushes
• skims
• kisses
• jostles
• nudges
• shaves
• caroms
• muscles
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

3

as in dies

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• fails
• stalls
• breaks
• breaks down
• cuts out
• gives out
• wheezes
• conks (out)
• jams
• sputters
• malfunctions
• fizzles
• acts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starts (up)

4

as in pushes

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• squeezes
• jams
• shoves
• bulls
• shoulders
• presses
• elbows
• muscles
• jostles
• bores
• thrusts
• bulldozes
• rams

5

as in falls

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• plunges
• tumbles
• dips
• declines
• drops
• plummets
• skids
• sinks
• decreases
• descends
• dives
• nose-dives
• lowers
• craters
• subsides
• diminishes
• dies (down)
• retreats
• droops
• tapers off
• wanes
• ebbs
• moderates
• dwindles
• abates
• lessens
• lets up
• de-escalates
• recedes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• lifts
• ups
• spikes
• ascends
• soars
• mounts
• increases
• builds
• grows
• swells
• accumulates
• expands
• intensifies
• escalates
• mushrooms
• picks up
• enlarges
• waxes
• snowballs
• balloons
• burgeons
• bourgeons

6

as in retires

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

• retires
• beds
• settles
• naps
• turns in
• sleeps
• hits the sack
• hits the hay
• dosses (down)
• drops off
• dozes
• lies (down)
• snoozes
• nods
• roosts
• slumbers
• perches
• reclines
• bunks
• couches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• wakes
• gets up
• awakens
• awakes
• arouses
• rouses
• wakens
• stirs
• uprises
• shifts
• reawakens
• bestirs
• reawakes

7

as in stays

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

• stays
• visits
• sojourns
• haunts
• runs in
• comes over
• stops (by)
• drops by
• drops in
• hangs (around or out)
• tarries
• frequents
• occupies
• comes by
• inhabits
• steps in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• resides
• dwells
• abides