CRASHED Synonyms: 205 Similar and Opposite Words

crashed

verb

past tense of crash

as in shattered

to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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as in collided

to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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as in died

to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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started (up)

as in pushed

to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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as in retired

slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

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as in stayed

slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of crashed Pilot declared an emergency once autopilot disengaged The pilot and six passengers were aboard a 2010 Pilatus PC-12 Next Generation aircraft that day when the plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Recluse, Wyoming, near Gillette. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The party crashed when COVID literally shut the town down for years, followed by Peak TV overbuild, cord-cutting, streaming losses, rate hikes, two strikes. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Kilmeade still has vivid recollections of his time visiting Ground Zero on the actual day planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 One person died after a utility terrain vehicle crashed into a short, raised concrete wall, overturned and landed on the driver Wednesday evening in Kansas City’s East Side, a police spokesman said. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Police said the woman crashed into the Beetle and became pinned underneath the vehicle. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The whistleblower alleges the IT system was built in a matter of weeks, has not been adequately tested and has crashed during testing. — Steve Inskeep, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Moore stepped on the gas and crashed through a wrought iron fence. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Natural Disasters Hundreds of people are dead, and at least 1,400 are missing, after a massive wall of water crashed through towns in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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Adolf Hitler's army has been shattered, but thousands of Nazi fanatics are prepared to engage in an epic last stand.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The case against the Tates That image of impunity shattered on July 18, when US Marshals arrested the brothers outside a bare-knuckle boxing match in Miami on an extradition request from British authorities.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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During a Cincinnati game last month, Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo collided with Miller while attempting to field a ground ball in the seventh inning.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The pursuit ended when the driver collided with a parked car near the intersection of Carlson and Sandburg drives in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood, Gamble said.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Jimerson and Brown, who died in 2020, were two of four people convicted of taking part in the murder and rape of 78-year-old Myrtle Holmes of Fordyce.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of died

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pushed

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of retired

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Even if El Niño’s temperature swings stayed exactly the same magnitude, its floods and droughts would still get worse in a warmer world because the hotter atmosphere holds more water vapor.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Another favorite is the Gritti Palace, where everyone from Brad Pitt to Elizabeth Taylor has stayed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stayed

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In 2023, an armed robber smashed into a luxury London home where the actress was staying with her husband, musician Malcolm McRae.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
That crossing was close to where part of a glacier broke away and smashed into a river valley 4,000 feet below.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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