collapsed
Fell in suddenly
Collapsed is the past tense of collapse—to fall down or inward suddenly, to fail or break down.
A building collapses under structural failure.
A person collapses from exhaustion or illness.
An argument collapses when its logic fails.
She collapsed into the chair after the long shift.
The talks collapsed over disagreements about funding.
Decayed structural remains
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
toppled · fallen · crumbled · imploded · pancaked · flattened · earthquake · avalanche
Bent upon itself
- compressedReduced by pressure
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
compacted · shrunk · condensed · telescoped · accordion · bellows · umbrella · tent
Lost consciousness briefly
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- swoonedFainted from emotion
- blacked outLost awareness temporarily
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
syncope · seizure · shock · heatstroke · exhaustion · dehydration · hypoglycemia · cardiac
Unable to repay debts
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- defaultedFailed on obligation
- failedDid not succeed
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
bust · foreclosure · liquidation · recession · depression · downturn · fiasco · debacle
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
demolished · toppled · fallen · crumbled · imploded · pancaked · flattened · earthquake · avalanche · sinkhole
folded
Bent upon itself
- compressedReduced by pressure
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- flattenedMade smooth or level
crumpled · compacted · shrunk · condensed · telescoped · accordion · bellows · umbrella · tent · lung
fainted
Lost consciousness briefly
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- swoonedFainted from emotion
- blacked outLost awareness temporarily
passed out · syncope · seizure · shock · heatstroke · exhaustion · dehydration · hypoglycemia · cardiac · respiratory
bankrupt
Unable to repay debts
crashed · bust · foreclosure · liquidation · recession · depression · downturn · fiasco · debacle · catastrophe
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- fell apartcrumbled, shattered, disintegrated, broke down, went to pieces
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- ruinedruined, destroyed, wrecked, demolished, obliterated
collapsedthriving
Succeeding vigorously
functioning · flourishing · stable · operational · robust
- financial collapseCatastrophic failure of markets
- economic collapseCatastrophic failure of finances
- structural collapseFramework giving way
- stock collapseRapid decline in equities
- mental collapseAcute psychological failure
- bridge collapseStructure over water falling
collapse, collapsing, collapses, collapsible, collapsable, recollapse, uncollapsed, recollapsing, collapsibility