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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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"These highest-energy cosmic rays are thought to come from extreme astrophysical sources, like two neutron stars colliding or a massive star collapsing," Murase said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

As sponsors fled, King remortgaged her home for a second time to avoid the awards collapsing.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The emerging pattern looks less like collapsing demand for labor than a reorganization of work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s Mekay,” one of the girls managed, before collapsing again into hysterics.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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