collapsing
Falling in pieces
Collapsing is the present participle of collapse—falling in on itself, giving way, or failing suddenly.
A building may be collapsing under its own weight.
A person collapsing is falling down, often from exhaustion or illness.
Markets, negotiations, and governments can be collapsing when they fail rapidly: The economy was collapsing around them.
Breaking down gradually
- bucklingBending from compression
- implodingCollapsing violently inward
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- crumplingCrushing into folds
sagging · subsiding · cave-in · demolition · rubble · debris · wreckage · disintegration
Sport of exploring caverns
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- bucklingBending from compression
- foldingBending something over itself
crumbling · acquiescing · conceding · relenting · breaking · resistance · resolve · will
Failure or decomposition
- failureLack of success
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
implosion · unraveling · deterioration · erosion · decline · downfall · crash · bankruptcy
Temporary loss of consciousness
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- bucklingBending from compression
- droppingLetting something fall
- fallingMoving downward freely
crumpling · overcome · overwhelmed · burnout · exhaustion · heatstroke · dehydration · fatigue
Forcing into smaller space
- contractionReduction in size
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
folding · telescoping · condensing · flattening · squashing · accordion · bellows · umbrella
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- bucklingBending from compression
- implodingCollapsing violently inward
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
crumpling · sagging · subsiding · cave-in · demolition · rubble · debris · wreckage · disintegration · toppling
caving
Sport of exploring caverns
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulatingCeasing to resist
- bucklingBending from compression
folding · crumbling · acquiescing · conceding · relenting · breaking · resistance · resolve · will · negotiation
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
disintegration · implosion · unraveling · deterioration · erosion · decline · downfall · crash · bankruptcy · insolvency
fainting
Temporary loss of consciousness
falling · crumpling · overcome · overwhelmed · burnout · exhaustion · heatstroke · dehydration · fatigue · weakness
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- contractionReduction in size
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- shrinkageDecrease in size
deflation · folding · telescoping · condensing · flattening · squashing · accordion · bellows · umbrella · tent
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
- making smallershrinking, compressing, reducing, squeezing, compacting
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
collapsingstanding
Position, physical or social
holding · stable · sturdy · solid · noncollapsing
collapsingflourishing
Prospering vigorously
thriving · succeeding · booming · prospering · enduring
collapsingstanding
Position, physical or social
standing upright · rising · getting up · alert · upright
- collapsible chairSeat that compacts for storage
- collapsible cupVessel that compacts flat
- collapsible batonTelescoping striking implement