Synonyms of crash

crash 1 of 2

noun

1

as in collision

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact

the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• wreck
• accident
• smashup
• concussion
• crack-up
• smash
• pileup
• destruction
• ruin
• demolishment

2

as in collapse

a falling short of one's goals

refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• defeat
• failure
• setback
• cropper
• fizzle
• nonsuccess
• nonachievement
• disappointment
• deficiency
• futility
• uselessness
• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality
• inefficacy
• inadequacy
• letdown
• insufficiency
• inefficaciousness
• ineffectualness
• inadequateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• achievement
• victory
• accomplishment
• win

3

as in boom

a loud explosive sound

the crash of cymbals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boom
• bang
• blast
• clap
• pop
• slam
• thunderclap
• crack
• roar
• report
• smash
• whack
• snap
• knock
• whump
• thwack
• tap
• clash
• whomp
• thunk
• howl
• wham
• clang
• outcry
• clank
• hue and cry
• tumult
• blare
• rap
• clangor
• clamor
• hubbub
• uproar
• hullabaloo

4

as in shock

a forceful coming together of two things

a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• shock
• jolt
• impact
• thump
• slam
• bump
• blow
• concussion
• encounter
• pounding
• slap
• kick
• contact
• impingement
• hit
• strike
• smash
• knock
• jounce
• wallop
• punch
• jar
• buffet
• hammering
• thrashing
• bashing
• battering
• rap
• meeting
• licking
• touch
• pummeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• lambasting

crash

2 of 2

verb

ˈkrash 

1

as in to smash

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smash
• shatter
• destroy
• demolish
• fracture
• wreck
• fragment
• break down
• split
• ruin
• crack
• desolate
• tear down
• vaporize
• waste
• crush
• total
• annihilate
• bust
• snap
• devastate
• splinter
• decimate
• nuke
• shiver
• wrack
• pulverize
• crunch
• bash

2

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• collide
• bang
• smash
• slam
• hit
• ram
• knock
• impact
• impinge
• thud
• strike
• bash
• swipe
• bounce
• rebound
• contact
• glance
• scrape
• skip
• land
• ricochet
• brush
• sweep
• kiss
• push
• touch
• graze
• skim
• clunk
• shave
• nudge
• muscle
• carom
• jostle
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

3

as in to die

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fail
• stall
• break
• cut out
• break down
• give out
• conk (out)
• sputter
• malfunction
• jam
• fizzle
• wheeze
• act up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• start (up)

4

as in to push

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• squeeze
• bull
• press
• bore
• elbow
• muscle
• jam
• shove
• shoulder
• thrust
• jostle
• bulldoze
• ram

5

as in to fall

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• plunge
• tumble
• decline
• dip
• drop
• plummet
• skid
• sink
• dive
• descend
• decrease
• lower
• nose-dive
• die (down)
• crater
• retreat
• subside
• diminish
• taper off
• moderate
• droop
• abate
• lessen
• wane
• dwindle
• ebb
• let up
• recede
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• arise
• mount
• ascend
• soar
• increase
• build
• spike
• grow
• swell
• accumulate
• expand
• intensify
• escalate
• pick up
• up
• enlarge
• wax
• snowball
• balloon
• mushroom
• burgeon

6

as in to retire

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retire
• bed
• sleep
• settle
• turn in
• nap
• hit the hay
• doss (down)
• bunk
• lie (down)
• drop off
• roost
• doze
• slumber
• couch
• perch
• nod
• snooze
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• arise
• wake
• get up
• awake
• awaken
• stir
• rouse
• arouse
• waken
• uprise
• shift
• bestir
• reawake
• reawaken

7

as in to stay

slang to reside as a temporary guest

I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stay
• visit
• sojourn
• run in
• tarry
• drop by
• haunt
• stop (by)
• drop in
• come by
• come over
• step in
• hang (around or out)
• occupy
• frequent
• inhabit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• reside
• dwell
• abide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crash

Noun

Paramedics took the man to the hospital for injuries from the crash. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Particular attention was paid to the risks posed by the impacts of deorbited satellites and rocket stages, recently highlighted by the crash of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage into the moon last August. — Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

The misjudgment meant the plane clipped a peak and crashed into a valley. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026

That civilian vehicle also crashed into another vehicle, leaving the driver of the first vehicle, struck by the deputy's SUV, dead at the scene. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026