CRASHES Synonyms: 268 Similar and Opposite Words

crashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of crash

as in collisions

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

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as in collapses

a falling short of one's goals refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

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as in booms

a loud explosive sound the crash of cymbals

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as in impacts

a forceful coming together of two things a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

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crashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crash

as in smashes

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

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as in bumps

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

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as in dies

to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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starts (up)

as in pushes

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

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as in falls

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 retires

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 stays

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 crashes

Noun

Speeding has been a major contributing factor in Long Beach’s recent rash of fatal crashes. — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 There were fast cars, spectacular crashes, arguments, romance and enough engine noise to make your living room windows nervous. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Large trucks were involved in 5,218 fatal crashes in 2024, up 30% over the past decade, according to National Safety Council data. — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 During my hands-on time with Silver Palace at AnimeNYC and throughout the recent beta, the action-RPG suffered frequent frame drops and occasional crashes. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 Faster vehicles may be associated with a greater risk of crashes and more costly claims. — Mckynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 According to Susan Duenas, Malibu's Director of Public Safety, the camera system is being installed in hopes of limiting deadly crashes along the scenic stretch of road. — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 In a Biblical fashion, one last boom of thunder crashes at the viewing curtain lowered. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 That’s the international initiative aimed at reducing the number of severe injury and fatal crashes to zero. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Honda continues down the street and crashes into a parked car, as Good’s wife, Becca Good, who was recording the altercation, runs after it. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Horrifying videos circulating online show people fleeing before the debris flow hits and a deluge crashes down on them. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The video obtained by the group NorCal Bodycam and shared with ABC7 Bay Area appears to show the operator asleep before the train crashes into the rear of another train ahead of it, shattering window glass. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 After testing what appears to be a faulty metal detector at the football field, the pigheaded space cop crashes Rushville’s town-hall meeting and is under the impression that its leader, Sheriff Kerry Kane, is talking about him. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Perseid shooting stars can be seen each year as Earth crashes through the trail of debris shed by the icy comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Why fault matters when crashes cross jurisdictions A crash in Kansas City, Kansas, is not handled under the same civil fault rules as one in Kansas City, Missouri. — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes

Noun

Katz described the operation as a deliberate effort to manufacture collisions and submit fraudulent claims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The severe injuries were the kind doctors encounter in patients after high-speed collisions or other violent accidents that cause the brain to twist and slam inside one’s skull.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of collisions

Noun

In addition to regions in South Asia, experts said the Andes Mountains in South America stand out as at risk for similar events involving landslides and glacier collapses in the future.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Gold mining expands despite safety risks Artisanal mine collapses are common in Central African Republic, where thousands of people work in small-scale mining, often with little protection.

— Jean Fernand Koena, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapses

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Several loud booms could be heard as people ran from the area and firefighters worked near the fire, according to WAPT-TV.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of booms

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An agreement paramount to Idaho dairy Idaho’s dairy industry may see the biggest impacts from the Canadian tariffs, which will target milk, cream and whey at 50%, and cheese at 25%.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Such proclamations are a procedural measure officials take in emergencies to allow for mobilization of resources and staff to prepare for and respond to potential impacts.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of impacts

Verb

That is less than half as many as the set that produced many of his signature smashes and turned him into a chart-topper.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashes

Verb

Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of bumps

Verb

Incoming low pressure from the west pushes away heat and allows better moisture to enter the state, raising rain chances as soon as Friday evening and increasing through the weekend.

— Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Most of life is complex and multifaceted, and reading is one of the only habits that pushes back against the instinct to see things in black and white.

— Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026