Collapse
Down
Down noun - A loss of status.
Usage example: experienced the ups and downs of a career in showbiz
Nearby Word: downed
How words are described
| full | full collapse | full down |
| simple | simple collapse | simple down |
| entire | entire collapse | entire down |
| nervous | nervous collapse | nervous down |
| Other adjectives: massive, slow, apparent, further, global. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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No Ontological Inertia: After Nazis plant a bomb by Miss Price's workshop, blowing up all the agents that gave her powers, all of the suits of animated armour wind down and collapse on the spot.
Source: Film / Bedknobs and Broomsticks -
When it begins to look like it might collapse around them, Skipper orders Gilligan to lead the others to safety while he goes down with the hut.
Source: Going Down with the Ship - He comes from Another Dimension, and the rings of his world (similar to our sun) begin to collapse and shut down.
Source: Win-Win Ending
Cite this Source
Down and Collapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/down
Collapse & Down. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/down>.
Down or Collapse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/down.
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