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

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
• turns in
• naps
• sleeps
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crashes

Noun

The constant surveillance added its own form of stress, however—without actually reducing crashes. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026

In addition to cleaning up the Colorado National Speedway faster after crashes this season, the new owners are trying to get an average of 5,000 hungry and thirsty fans back in their seats faster. —Denver Post, 2 May 2026

Pure lunacy — and now stressing out students with crashes of a computer system. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Several recent deadly and serious crashes involving popular electric scooters have thrust their safety into the spotlight. —Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 May 2026

The basis behind the I-77 project is to reduce traffic and crashes. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026

The semi-truck driver -- identified by authorities as 25-year-old Hassan Moutassim of Jersey City, New Jersey -- allegedly caused eight separate crashes while driving north on I-57, police said. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026

This is Formula 1 on water—full speed with elbows out, crashes included. —G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026

Recessions, depressions, wars, pandemics, political meddling, stock market crashes, regulation, and recalls have repeatedly threatened carmakers’ continued survival. —Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026

Verb

Second, when a plane crashes, the pilots die too. —Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

Pitt stars in the upcoming film as a former Army Special Forces soldier who has gone off the grid, but must return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness. —Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026

And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes. —Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026

Authorities have publicly identified three people killed in four days in San Diego County crashes. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026