Collapse and Sink

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Collapse

Collapse verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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Sink is a synonym for collapse in crash topic. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead the word "Collapse" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: collapsed, collapsing, collapsible, collapsable

Sink

Sink verb - Fall or sink heavily.
Usage example: My spirits sank
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Collapse is a synonym for sink in crash topic. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead the word "Sink" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as slump, fall, lower oneself.
Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

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How words are described

full full collapse full sink
complete complete collapse complete sink
actual actual collapse actual sink
entire entire collapse entire sink
Other adjectives: real, massive, major, outright, epic, literal, said, wide.

Common collocations

power collapse power sink power
time collapse time sink time
way collapse way sink way
world collapse world sink world
Other words: head, hole, city, times, points, island.

Both words in one sentence

  • Buildings would collapse, machines would malfunction and ships would sink whenever Des innocently and obliviously passed by.
    Source: Walking Disaster Area
  • Film / The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Post-Victory Collapse: Galadriel is so spent after her fight with Sauron that she begins to sink to the ground, and has to be supported by Elrond.
    Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • Pinball / Earthshaker! California Collapse: Unlike many other examples of this trope, California doesn't sink into the Pacific Ocean — it just slides away from Nevada in order to allow the pinball to roll across the ensuing fissure.
    Source: Pinball / Earthshaker!
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