implodes
Bursts violently inward
Implodes is the third-person singular of implode—to collapse violently inward.
A building implodes when demolition charges cause it to fall in on itself rather than outward.
Figuratively, things implode when they fail catastrophically from internal pressures: The campaign imploded after the scandal broke.
The opposite of explode, which bursts outward.
Suddenly falls inward
- crumblesBreaks into fragments
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- bucklesStrap-fastening devices
- compressesSqueezes into less space
crushes · demolishes · shatters · disintegrates · crumples · folds · ruptures · bursts
Suddenly falls inward
- failsDoes not succeed
- disintegratesBreaks into small parts
- dissolvesDisperses into solution
- crumblesBreaks into fragments
unravels · bankruptcy · scandal · dysfunction · mismanagement · downfall · disarray · chaos
collapses
Suddenly falls inward
compresses · crushes · demolishes · shatters · disintegrates · crumples · folds · ruptures · bursts · vacuum
collapses
Suddenly falls inward
- failsDoes not succeed
- disintegratesBreaks into small parts
- dissolvesDisperses into solution
crumbles · unravels · bankruptcy · scandal · dysfunction · mismanagement · downfall · disarray · chaos · leadership
self-destructs
Causes own destruction
disintegrates · sabotages · derails · crumbles · falls · apart · spectacularly · fails · combusts · career
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
snaps · unravels · spirals · overwhelmed · burnout · crisis · stress · anxiety · pressure · erupts