Synonyms of falling apart

falling apart

phrase

present participle of fall apart

1

as in decomposing

to go through decomposition

The old house was falling apart before the restoration.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposing
• disintegrating
• decaying
• rotting
• breaking down
• going to seed
• molding
• perishing
• festering
• putrefying
• corrupting
• spoiling
• descending
• deteriorating
• moldering
• crumbling
• fouling
• turning off
• turning
• souring
• contaminating
• polluting
• rusting
• fermenting
• tainting
• defiling
• mortifying
• curdling
• sinking
• declining
• degenerating
• withering
• addling
• dilapidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growing
• developing
• aging
• maturing
• ripening
• restoring
• refreshing
• renewing
• cleansing
• improving
• purifying
• integrating
• assembling
• composing
• ameliorating
• bettering
• meliorating

2

as in losing it

to yield to mental or emotional stress

He fell apart after his wife left.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• losing it
• melting down
• going to pieces
• cracking
• freaking (out)
• going off the deep end
• flipping (out)
• wigging (out)
• choking
• breaking down
• breaking up
• blowing one's cool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falling apart

Multiple news outlets then reported that the house was falling apart, even quoting anonymous neighbors who said wild animals were entering the property. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

By Thursday morning, the operation to vet visitors and get them base credentials was falling apart. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

The threads are united by the single house where the protagonists live, which in both timelines is falling apart. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Today gives you a chance to use it without turning every surprise into proof that the whole plan is falling apart. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Part of the reason Robby’s behavior felt like such a betrayal, to viewers and inside the hospital, is because of how remarkable Wyle is as this talented man falling apart at the seams. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Prior’s trip amounted to more of a breather than anything else, as the Dodgers could not afford the inning falling apart. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The exteriors were falling apart, the columns were falling apart. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026