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fell apart
phrasepast tense of fall apart
Synonyms & Antonyms of fell apart
1
to go through decomposition
- The old house was falling apart before the restoration.
Synonyms for fell apart
- broke down,
- corrupted,
- decayed,
- decomposed,
- disintegrated,
- festered,
- fouled,
- molded,
- moldered,
- perished
- [chiefly British],
- putrefied,
- rotted,
- spoiled
- (or chiefly British spoilt)
Words Related to fell apart
- soured,
- turned,
- turned off
- [British]
- crumbled,
- declined,
- degenerated,
- descended,
- deteriorated,
- dilapidated,
- sank
- (or sunk),
- withered
Phrases Synonymous with fell apart
- went to seed
- (or ran to seed)
Near Antonyms for fell apart
2
to yield to mental or emotional stress
- He fell apart after his wife left.
Synonyms for fell apart
- broke down,
- broke up,
- cracked,
- flipped (out)
- [slang],
- freaked (out),
- melted down,
- wigged (out)
- [slang]
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