KEELED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

keeled

verb

past tense of keel

as in collapsed

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Pardo tried to get out of the vehicle while holding her daughter but collapsed, unaware that she had been shot in the knee.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
This led to a 2020 all-stock merger with Eros International, an Indian conglomerate, which collapsed in less than two years under financial and regulatory strain.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of collapsed

Verb

The aircraft crashed to the ground in a private farm field near McMinnville Municipal Airport, officials said, with a red helicopter left crumpled in pieces and a green helicopter lying upside down.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
On his last two drives, he was pressured into oblivion, forced to throw off-balance once and crumpled to the ground one other time.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of crumpled

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Both it and the bed are plopped onto the bare chassis with no other bodywork.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026
So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of plopped

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Extramarital affairs and relationships that were not disclosed to board members have felled CEOs at companies as prominent as Boeing and McDonald’s in the past.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fell

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Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunked

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To punch a ticket to Saturday’s title game, Southwest Christian toppled district foe and reigning champion Fort Worth All Saints (17-11, 6-4) in three sets.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
The daily painting effort started almost immediately after the Students’ List movement toppled former President Aleksandar Vucic ’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of toppled

Verb

Microchip Technology – The semiconductor manufacturer tumbled 14% on the back of largely disappointing guidance for the current quarter.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
South Korea’s Kospi index tumbled more than 8%, triggering a temporary market-wide trading halt.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tumbled

Verb

An early 1990s recession clobbered Nasdaq, but home prices slipped only modestly, down 1% annually.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
The observation comes after the Nasdaq Composite slipped earlier this week, as losses in Nvidia led tech stocks lower.

— Liz Napolitano,Hugh Leask,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

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