CRASHES Synonyms: 268 Similar and Opposite Words

crashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of crash

as in collisions

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

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as in collapses

a falling short of one's goals refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

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as in booms

a loud explosive sound the crash of cymbals

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as in impacts

a forceful coming together of two things a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

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crashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crash

as in smashes

to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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as in bumps

to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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as in dies

to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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starts (up)

as in pushes

to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in falls

to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of crashes

Noun

In a Biblical fashion, one last boom of thunder crashes at the viewing curtain lowered. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The end results are often similar, including remote code execution, privilege escalation, info leaks and crashes. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There have been more than 95 car crashes on Forest Lawn Drive since 2013, according to the city’s Department of Transportation. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 That’s the international initiative aimed at reducing the number of severe injury and fatal crashes to zero. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 The final season will debut about 19 months after season three concluded in — which coincidentally is also how long the teenage versions of the show’s characters spend in the Canadian wilderness after their plane crashes. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Waymos have been involved in hundreds of crashes in other cities. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 To keep everyone safe, designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux built a system of tunnels, arches and bridges that let the paths cross without crashes. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 So far this year, there have been 37 crashes at the roundabout — three times more than there were in 2021. — Rose Evans august 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

After testing what appears to be a faulty metal detector at the football field, the pigheaded space cop crashes Rushville’s town-hall meeting and is under the impression that its leader, Sheriff Kerry Kane, is talking about him. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Perseid shooting stars can be seen each year as Earth crashes through the trail of debris shed by the icy comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The survival thriller sees Pitt, a former Army Special Forces soldier, who must find a way back to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness. — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 Their outrageous friend Mel (Fisher) crashes the weekend, and gets the foursome in trouble with the spa’s owner, Shanti (Erika Heynatz). — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Why fault matters when crashes cross jurisdictions A crash in Kansas City, Kansas, is not handled under the same civil fault rules as one in Kansas City, Missouri. — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 As the story goes, the trickster god Loki crashes a feast of 12 gods in Valhalla, with his hijinks leading to the death of the radiant god Balder. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 The software visionary who never checked the system limits ends up with a beautiful product that crashes under pressure. — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 By July 28, crashes on city streets had killed at least 28 more people. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes

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Later experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer and Belle in Japan supported its existence, but all of those observations came from collisions between electrons and positrons.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Projects on the high injury network, which documents areas where serious collisions happen most frequently, are eligible for a separate pot of funding under Vision Zero.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of collisions

Noun

Artisanal mine collapses are common in Central African Republic, where thousands of people work in small-scale mining, often with little protection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Gold mining expands despite safety risks Artisanal mine collapses are common in Central African Republic, where thousands of people work in small-scale mining, often with little protection.

— Jean Fernand Koena, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapses

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Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The former offensive lineman is a towering presence on the practice field, and his voice booms across the field even with whistles and music blaring.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of booms

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Projects expected to have significant regional impacts are required to go through the DRI process to help local governments with infrastructure planning, but the agency only began requiring that large solar projects participate last year.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Opponents warn of significant environmental impacts Environmental groups quickly criticized the proposal, citing concerns about the potential impacts on forests, wildlife and water resources.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of impacts

Verb

That is less than half as many as the set that produced many of his signature smashes and turned him into a chart-topper.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashes

Verb

Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of bumps

Verb

Cary then dies from a gunshot wound during a car case, and that swerve was not a part of the source material.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The game feels far away, and the sounds float up to the cavernous space below the roof where the noise dies.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dies

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Las Vegas — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The Brazilian fakes a dribble with his left, and immediately pushes the ball into space with his right.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026