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falling apart

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

Example Sentences

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Without sleep, most of your body starts falling apart.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Amarnath described the labor market heading into the shock as “robustly soggy,” or sluggish for some time but not falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I may have looked normal on the outside as I didn't lose my hair, but I felt awful on the inside, I just felt I was falling apart," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Every wacky second, you’re well aware how perilously close it is to falling apart at the seams.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Our car is always falling apart and she doesn’t get a new one.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman