Synonyms of crashing

crashing 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkra-shiŋ 

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheer
• utter
• complete
• unconditional
• absolute
• pure
• simple
• outright
• total
• damn
• damned
• perfect
• definite
• very
• deadly
• real
• endless
• huge
• dreadful
• constant
• clean
• dead
• blank
• regular
• downright
• unmitigated
• profound
• flat
• flat-out
• unadulterated
• blooming
• straight-out
• thorough
• all-out
• out-and-out
• horrible
• thoroughgoing
• stark
• consummate
• unqualified
• terrible
• fair
• stone
• categorical
• rank
• plumb
• perpetual
• eternal
• genuine
• veritable
• unalloyed
• arrant
• unremitting
• extreme
• main
• classic
• bodacious
• authentic
• hopeless
• unrestricted
• undying
• confirmed
• terrific
• extraordinary
• supreme
• habitual
• surpassing
• frightful
• inveterate
• superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• questionable
• restricted
• doubtful
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

crashing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of crash

1

as in shattering

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• destroying
• demolishing
• fracturing
• wrecking
• splitting
• splintering
• fragmenting
• breaking down
• cracking
• crushing
• ruining
• wasting
• vaporizing
• devastating
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• crunching
• bashing
• totaling
• shivering
• snapping
• tearing down
• decimating
• busting
• nuking
• wracking
• desolating

2

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• colliding
• slamming
• banging
• smashing
• knocking
• hitting
• ramming
• thudding
• impinging
• impacting
• bashing
• bouncing
• swiping
• striking
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• contacting
• ricocheting
• rebounding
• landing
• pushing
• sweeping
• touching
• brushing
• kissing
• caroming
• skimming
• clunking
• grazing
• nudging
• shaving
• jostling
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

3

as in dying

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• failing
• stalling
• breaking
• cutting out
• breaking down
• giving out
• malfunctioning
• sputtering
• wheezing
• conking (out)
• jamming
• fizzling
• acting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)

4

as in pushing

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• jamming
• shoving
• jostling
• pressing
• elbowing
• bulldozing
• boring
• muscling
• shouldering
• thrusting
• ramming
• bulling

5

as in falling

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• plunging
• tumbling
• declining
• dipping
• dropping
• plummeting
• skidding
• sinking
• descending
• decreasing
• lowering
• diving
• cratering
• nose-diving
• retreating
• diminishing
• subsiding
• dying (down)
• drooping
• ebbing
• dwindling
• waning
• moderating
• lessening
• tapering off
• receding
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• mounting
• arising
• soaring
• lifting
• increasing
• growing
• building
• spiking
• expanding
• swelling
• accumulating
• escalating
• intensifying
• enlarging
• upping
• burgeoning
• picking up
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• ballooning
• waxing

6

as in retiring

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

• retiring
• settling
• sleeping
• napping
• bedding
• turning in
• dossing (down)
• hitting the hay
• dozing
• bunking
• dropping off
• nodding
• roosting
• lying (down)
• snoozing
• perching
• slumbering
• reclining
• couching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• uprising
• waking
• getting up
• awakening
• awaking
• rousing
• stirring
• arousing
• wakening
• shifting
• reawakening
• bestirring
• reawaking

7

as in staying

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

• staying
• visiting
• sojourning
• coming over
• stopping (by)
• haunting
• occupying
• running in
• dropping in
• tarrying
• hanging (around or out)
• inhabiting
• frequenting
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crashing

Adjective

The sputtering and crashing synth sounds are present, though, showing his vision of industrial rock arrived fully formed. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025

But on Saturday afternoon, the college football world expects the Bulldogs’ little streak to come to a crashing end. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025

In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time. — Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017

Verb

The acrobatic routine rushed to a conclusion with Johnson grabbing Shum and ripping off his tie, sending the actor crashing to the ground, convulsing, as each attempt to get up was met by his partner repeatedly shoving him down with her foot. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

That decision, Puente said, resulted in the Renfe train crashing into the Iryo train, which was stationary on the tracks further ahead. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Miami quarterback Darian Mensah had a Pittsburgh defender crashing toward his legs. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

In the top of the second, outfielder Chandler Simpson made a tremendous running catch in the left field corner, crashing into the fence to rob Sal Frelick of a hit. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The upcoming Super Bowl will be on Valentine’s Day, meaning this is the one time that the romantics in your life will stop watching men crashing into each other. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

According to preliminary information, the single-engine plane, a Lancair IV-P, apparently had engine issues and turned around in an attempt to return to the airport before crashing. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Thursday rain flips direction As the cyclone moves over land Thursday, showers that were moving out of the south will flip and begin crashing in out of the north, this time with less energy and moisture to keep rainfall sustained for long. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026