Words Like COLLAPSE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to COLLAPSE.
25 Alternative Words Similar to collapse
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Algidity
Noun Hyponym
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Concertina
Verb Hyponym
10 examples of collapse
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a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses
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Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance
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Negotiations broke down
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The roof collapsed
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The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
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The wall gave in
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The business collapsed
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The dam broke
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collapse the music stand
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the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
10 definitions of collapse
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To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together.
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To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse.
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A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.
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A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
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Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.
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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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break down, literally or metaphorically
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suffer a nervous breakdown
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a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)