Thesaurus
collapse
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of COLLAPSE
1
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure <the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people>
Related Words deflate, flatten, melt, melt down; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split; crack, crumble, pop, snap
Phrases give way
2
to be unsuccessful <the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence>
Synonyms bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
3
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together <the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey>
Synonyms capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze, telescope
Related Words cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack; abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; boil down, downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; simplify, streamline; decrease, diminish, lessen
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