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collapsing

ADJECTIVE
breaking
Synonyms
STRONG
cracking crumbling fracturing shattering smashing splintering splitting tearing
Antonyms
WEAK
enduring strong
ADJECTIVE
crumbling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decaying
STRONG
breaking disintegrating
WEAK
breaking up in ruins
ADJECTIVE
decaying
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crumbling deteriorating
STRONG
decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling
WEAK
breaking down breaking up falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling weakening
STRONG
abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering
Antonyms
WEAK
improving increasing rising
ADJECTIVE
pooped
Synonyms
WEAK
beat burned out bushed dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping drowsy enervated exhausted fatigued fried out of gas overworked played-out run down run ragged shot sleepy spent tuckered out wasted weary worn-out
ADJECTIVE
tired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoyed bored distressed drained exasperated fatigued irritated overworked sleepy stale
STRONG
beat consumed drooping empty enervated fagged faint finished flagging irked jaded overtaxed prostrated spent wasted worn
WEAK
all in asleep broken-down burned out dead dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in droopy drowsy fed up haggard narcoleptic petered out played-out pooped run down sick of tuckered out worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
energized lively
STRONG
fresh saved
WEAK
fired up invigorated refreshed rested
ADJECTIVE
tuckered out
Synonyms
WEAK
asleep beat burned out dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping droopy drowsy enervated exasperated exhausted fatigued finished overworked played-out pooped run down sleepy spent tired wasted weary wiped-out worn-out

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He once slept an hour a night for a month straight before collapsing at the office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The collapsing capsule compresses fusion fuel to the extraordinary pressures and temperatures required for fusion reactions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Cole’s Tyler acts practically while collapsing into a black hole of cynicism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during a match for the second time in a four-day period.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I could barely keep myself from collapsing facedown.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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