smash-up
Major traffic accident
A smash-up is a violent collision, especially between vehicles: a multi-car smash-up on the highway.
The term emphasizes destruction and chaos rather than a minor fender-bender.
Figuratively, it can describe any spectacular wreck or failure: The merger turned into a corporate smash-up.
Sudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
t-bone · head-on · sideswipe · rollover · crumple · impact · airbags · whiplash
Scattered broken fragments
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- aftermathResults following an event
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
totalled · crumpled · shattered · twisted · remnants · salvage · scrapheap · junkyard
crash
Sudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- accidentUnintended harmful event
rear-end · t-bone · head-on · sideswipe · rollover · crumple · impact · airbags · whiplash · bumpers
debris
Scattered broken fragments
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- aftermathResults following an event
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
wreckage · totalled · crumpled · shattered · twisted · remnants · salvage · scrapheap · junkyard · mangled
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- fractureSplit in hard material
rupture · bang · slam · jolt · force · shockwave · blow · strike · crunch · explosion
mayhem
Violent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- bedlamState of wild disorder
turmoil · anarchy · disorder · commotion · upheaval · riot · frenzy · tumult · rampage · free-for-all
smash-upfender-bender
Minor vehicle collision
near miss · close call · safe passage · scratch · ding
smash-upmint condition
Perfect, unused state
intact · undamaged · wholeness · pristine · preservation
smash, smashed, smashing, smashes, break-up, smasher, smashers