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crash

[krash] / kræʃ /
NOUN
bang; banging sound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blast clash
STRONG
boom burst clang clap clatter clattering crack din peal racket slam smash smashing sound thunder thunderclap wham
NOUN
collision, act of crashing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident collapse impact pileup wreck
STRONG
bump crack-up crash-land crunch jar jolt percussion ram shock sideswipe smash splashdown thud thump total washout
WEAK
fender bender fender tag rear-ender smash-up stack up
Antonyms
WEAK
blastoff takeoff
NOUN
computer system failure
Synonyms
WEAK
abend head crash program crash program error program failure system crash system error
VERB
break into pieces
Synonyms
STRONGEST
smash
STRONG
crunch dash disintegrate fracture fragment shatter shiver sideswipe splinter total
WEAK
bang into crack up pile up smash up wrack up
Antonyms
STRONG
combine fix mend
VERB
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bump collapse collide ditch dive drop hurtle meet overturn plunge slip smash topple tumble
STRONG
lurch overbalance pancake pitch prang sprawl upset washout
WEAK
bite the dust crash-land drive into fall flat fall headlong fall prostrate give way go in plough into splash down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend rise

Example Sentences

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“Paris Is Burning” remains the greatest crash course in this terminology and is essential watching for every human, not just queer people.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

One of their leaders told me: "It's been a slow motion car crash – we need a concrete promise that things will change."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The Santa Ana teen was critically wounded in the crash, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

While Villanueva alleged the crash was an intentional attack on law enforcement at the time, no evidence surfaced to support that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Airbags had burst from the dashboard and the doors, knocking everybody around as much as the crash.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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