Synonyms of falls apart

falls apart

phrase

present tense third-person singular of fall apart

1

as in disintegrates

to go through decomposition

The old house was falling apart before the restoration.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disintegrates
• decomposes
• rots
• decays
• breaks down
• perishes
• molds
• spoils
• goes to seed
• festers
• corrupts
• molders
• putrefies
• deteriorates
• descends
• crumbles
• turns
• turns off
• fouls
• sours
• contaminates
• pollutes
• taints
• rusts
• defiles
• ferments
• mortifies
• degenerates
• curdles
• sinks
• declines
• addles
• dilapidates
• withers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ages
• grows
• develops
• matures
• ripens
• restores
• refreshes
• renews
• improves
• purifies
• cleanses
• integrates
• assembles
• composes
• betters
• ameliorates
• meliorates

2

as in cracks

to yield to mental or emotional stress

He fell apart after his wife left.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cracks
• goes to pieces
• melts down
• loses it
• flips (out)
• goes off the deep end
• wigs (out)
• chokes
• freaks (out)
• breaks up
• breaks down
• blows one's cool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falls apart

Their roster is so imbalanced and offense so reliant on a select few players that, when any are ineffective, the entire thing falls apart. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Trailer released for ‘Brothers’ The thrust of the trailer begins with Harrelson and his family arriving at McConaughey’s Texas ranch after Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Beyond the raw statistics, the economic logic of online gambling advocates falls apart. — Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Beyond the ticking fee, Paramount would owe WBD a $7 billion termination fee (the largest in corporate history) if the deal falls apart unless Warner’s board, led by CEO David Zaslav, agrees to renegotiate. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

In marketing, the brief has always been where strategy crystallizes or falls apart. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Several scientists who study Florida’s sharks say the bill’s logic falls apart on geography. — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Get that transition wrong, and the whole concept falls apart. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026