Synonyms of implodes

implodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of implode

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• goes
• tumbles
• crumples
• crumbles
• melts
• dies
• shatters
• gives
• yields
• buckles
• founders
• gives way
• goes out
• fails
• flattens
• crashes
• breaks
• bursts
• caves (in)
• deflates
• pops
• smashes
• splits
• snaps
• cracks
• stalls
• breaks down
• melts down
• gives out
• splinters
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implodes

The operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Marty’s lavish wedding — staged in what appears to be the Bellagio courtyard — then implodes when FBI agents storm in and arrest his bride for international fraud. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in Kristoffer Borgli’s rug-pull rom-com, which follows a soon-to-be-married couple whose relationship implodes after a shocking revelation. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026

Push this ideology a step further and the entire economy implodes. — Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

As the old saying goes, when one bunker implodes due to a nuclear meltdown, a second bunker housing an AI quantum computer opens. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

Slumming with her sister in San Francisco after her life with her Madoff-like ex in New York implodes, Jasmine Francis isn't quite willing to let go of the affectations that come with living in high society. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

What happens when the restaurant widely believed to be the best in the world implodes? — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026

Cincinnati implodes to exit tourney Eighteen days after beating Kansas, ranked eighth in the country at the time, the Cincinnati Bearcats blew a second-half lead and lost to UCF in overtime at T-Mobile Center. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026