CRATERED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

cratered

verb

past tense of crater

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful a time when businesses were cratering left and right

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11

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Under the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June that collapsed within days, Iran's nuclear program was meant to be discussed over a 60-day period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
The area suffered thousands of manufacturing job losses as the automobile industry collapsed and jobs were sent overseas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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While the warehouse project has flopped, records show that in the last few months ICE has quietly expanded its detention system in other ways.

— Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Reigns flopped into the corner and waited for the right moment to strike with a spear.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of flopped

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So much water was pushed out of the bay that sea level plunged 60 inches, forcing ferries to stop operating for 18 hours.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Instead, the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged thousands of feet after a violent confrontation erupted inside its cockpit.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of plunged

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The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In the end, Michigan had one more shot to make a stop to seal the win and failed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of failed

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Meta Platforms — Shares of the Facebook and WhatsApp owner tumbled more than 3% as traders cashed in on the stock’s recent rally.

— Ananya Chetia,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
But the number of students enrolled in the curriculum has tumbled dramatically this year.

— Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumbled

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Thick fringe folded over the front of her face, mingling with her spider-leg lashes, which brushed the bottom of her brows.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
In the time since the encampment organizers folded up their tents, the fight has moved from the quad to the classroom, from a protest anyone could see to a comment in a lecture or a line in a syllabus.

— Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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