Synonyms of crashing

crashing 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkra-shiŋ 

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheer
• utter
• complete
• unconditional
• absolute
• pure
• simple
• outright
• total
• damn
• damned
• perfect
• definite
• very
• deadly
• real
• endless
• huge
• dreadful
• constant
• clean
• dead
• blank
• regular
• downright
• unmitigated
• profound
• flat
• flat-out
• unadulterated
• blooming
• straight-out
• thorough
• all-out
• out-and-out
• horrible
• thoroughgoing
• stark
• consummate
• unqualified
• terrible
• fair
• stone
• categorical
• rank
• plumb
• perpetual
• eternal
• genuine
• veritable
• unalloyed
• arrant
• unremitting
• extreme
• main
• classic
• bodacious
• authentic
• hopeless
• unrestricted
• undying
• confirmed
• terrific
• extraordinary
• supreme
• habitual
• surpassing
• frightful
• inveterate
• superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• questionable
• restricted
• doubtful
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

crashing

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verb

present participle of crash

1

as in shattering

to cause to break with violence and much noise

crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• destroying
• demolishing
• fracturing
• wrecking
• splitting
• splintering
• fragmenting
• breaking down
• cracking
• crushing
• ruining
• wasting
• vaporizing
• devastating
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• crunching
• bashing
• totaling
• shivering
• snapping
• tearing down
• decimating
• busting
• nuking
• wracking
• desolating

2

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• colliding
• slamming
• banging
• smashing
• knocking
• hitting
• ramming
• thudding
• impinging
• impacting
• bashing
• bouncing
• swiping
• striking
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• contacting
• ricocheting
• rebounding
• landing
• pushing
• sweeping
• touching
• brushing
• kissing
• caroming
• skimming
• clunking
• grazing
• nudging
• shaving
• jostling
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

3

as in dying

to stop functioning

my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• failing
• stalling
• breaking
• cutting out
• breaking down
• giving out
• malfunctioning
• sputtering
• wheezing
• conking (out)
• jamming
• fizzling
• acting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)

4

as in pushing

to force one's way

fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• jamming
• shoving
• jostling
• pressing
• elbowing
• bulldozing
• boring
• muscling
• shouldering
• thrusting
• ramming
• bulling

5

as in falling

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• plunging
• tumbling
• declining
• dipping
• dropping
• plummeting
• skidding
• sinking
• descending
• decreasing
• lowering
• diving
• cratering
• nose-diving
• retreating
• diminishing
• subsiding
• dying (down)
• drooping
• ebbing
• dwindling
• waning
• moderating
• lessening
• tapering off
• receding
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• mounting
• arising
• soaring
• lifting
• increasing
• growing
• building
• spiking
• expanding
• swelling
• accumulating
• escalating
• intensifying
• enlarging
• upping
• burgeoning
• picking up
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• ballooning
• waxing

6

as in retiring

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

• retiring
• settling
• sleeping
• napping
• bedding
• turning in
• dossing (down)
• hitting the hay
• dozing
• bunking
• dropping off
• nodding
• roosting
• lying (down)
• snoozing
• perching
• slumbering
• reclining
• couching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• uprising
• waking
• getting up
• awakening
• awaking
• rousing
• stirring
• arousing
• wakening
• shifting
• reawakening
• bestirring
• reawaking

7

as in staying

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

• staying
• visiting
• sojourning
• coming over
• stopping (by)
• haunting
• occupying
• running in
• dropping in
• tarrying
• hanging (around or out)
• inhabiting
• frequenting
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crashing

Adjective

The sputtering and crashing synth sounds are present, though, showing his vision of industrial rock arrived fully formed. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025

But on Saturday afternoon, the college football world expects the Bulldogs’ little streak to come to a crashing end. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025

In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time. — Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017

Verb

But Doral business owners and residents report federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests, sparking fear among neighbors and crashing business activity in the city, home to one the largest Venezuelan communities in the country. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Thorpe allegedly drove the cruiser into neighboring Clayton County before crashing into a tanker truck on Interstate 675. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, crashing host Dakota Johnson’s opening monologue. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

George Russell blamed the code governing the cars' electrical systems for his lack of pace at the Belgian Grand Prix before crashing out. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

The initial euphoria in Israel over the resourcefulness of passengers and crew who saved a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv from crashing has faded, with attention shifting sharply to the apparent security failure that almost led to a catastrophe. — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

But alas, eventually all involved have to get down to business and actually contend with the plot beats of Hoover’s story, which is when the movie careens off a cliff, plummeting past so-bad-it’s-good and crashing on the rocks of agonizingly dumb. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Surveillance video shows a car flipping through the air before crashing into a far North Dallas business early Monday morning. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026