Collapse
Fall
Fall noun - A loss of status.
Usage example: being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher
Collapse is a synonym for fall in defeat topic. You can use "Collapse" instead the word "Fall" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as descend, drop, downfall, founder.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| complete | complete collapse | complete fall |
| simple | simple collapse | simple fall |
| nasty | nasty collapse | nasty fall |
| actual | actual collapse | actual fall |
| Other adjectives: entire, massive, great, spectacular, general, final, accidental, later, epic, inevitable, subsequent, impending, imminent, eventual, literal, said, sudden, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Additionally, the burning environment is stable and does not collapse or fall (except for the already mentioned falling debris) for as long as it takes for the hero to strut his stuff.
Source: Hollywood Fire -
When Ernie comes, he is holding an anvil, which is enough for the alien-bridge to collapse and fall.
Source: Western Animation / Space Goofs -
The next morning, he nails a Christmas wreath to the front door, causing the remains of the house to collapse and fall into the ocean.
Source: Film / 1941
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