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belly up

VERB
collapse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break cave in crumple disintegrate drop fail faint fall down founder give way shatter topple weaken
STRONG
bend deflate droop exhaust flag fold give go languish subside succumb tire weary wilt yield
WEAK
conk out crack up flake out give in give out go to pieces keel over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve fix mend straighten strengthen succeed
STRONG
activate create energize grow increase inflate invigorate refresh rise withhold
WEAK
build
ADJECTIVE
kaput
Synonyms
WEAK
all washed up burned out cooked dead destroyed done for down and out down for the count down the drain down the tubes finished floored had it nonfunctioning on the skids out of business out of circulation sunk totaled washed up wiped-out

Example Sentences

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It’s July 4th, a holiday weekend; another local hospital suddenly has gone belly up and is sending its patients Pitt-ward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Will I lose my disability benefits if Social Security goes belly up?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

The headliner grabber was Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of his exchange, FTX, but scores of other crypto companies went belly up.

From Slate • May 23, 2025

A Delta flight from Minneapolis crashed upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, with the plane coming to a rest belly up on the airport's runway.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

Carp floated belly up onto the beach, and the doctors at Mercy knew, but did not announce, that ear infections were a certainty for those who swam in those waters.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison