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falling apart

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broken-down adj.
emotional adj.
worn-out adj.
entropy n.

ADJECTIVE

broken-down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered decrepit ramshackle run down

WEAK

bedraggled deteriorated in disrepair infirm neglected old seedy shabby threadbare unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good healthy

WEAK

intact solid sound sturdy well-kept

ADJECTIVE

emotional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affecting exciting heated hysterical impassioned moving nervous passionate poignant sensitive sentimental spontaneous touching

WEAK

ardent disturbed ecstatic emotive enthusiastic excitable fanatical feeling fervent fervid fickle fiery heartwarming histrionic histrionical hot-blooded impetuous impulsive irrational overwrought pathetic responsive roused sentient stirred stirring susceptible tear-jerking temperamental tender thrilling warm zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cool dull impassive indifferent numb unaffecting unemotional unenthusiastic unexcited unexciting unmoving

WEAK

physical

ADJECTIVE

worn-out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered crumbling decaying dilapidated run-down worn

WEAK

broken-down decrepit deteriorated falling down in disrepair in ruins overused ramshackle the worse for wear used

NOUN

entropy

Synonyms

STRONG

breakup collapse decay decline degeneration destruction worsening

Antonyms

STRONG

improvement increase rise

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falling apart

The new hour filmed in Washington, D.C., delivers surgically precise, dryly delivered jokes and personal stories about America falling apart from the heart of our nation’s capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the trappings of his and Lee Arguello’s life are falling apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Now, the season is on the brink of falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"It smells of burning. It affects tourism, it affects everything –- the world is falling apart all around us," said Cano.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He went on joking and juggling just the same, with the world falling apart about us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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