Collapsing
Empty and collapsing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Collapsing".
Empty
Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.
Collapsing and empty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapsing" instead an adjective "Empty".
Both words in one sentence
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Supergirl mocks someone who tries this on her by briefly collapsing to the floor as though the empty gun had knocked her out, after the contents of the gun had already been emptied at her without result.
Source: Throw-Away Guns -
Later, they changed the line "Collapsing like the Twin Towers" in "Empty Souls" to "Collapsing like dying flowers", although backing vocals can be heard singing the original line.
Source: Music / Manic Street Preachers
Cite this Source
Empty and Collapsing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapsing/empty
Collapsing & Empty. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapsing/empty>.
Empty or Collapsing. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapsing/empty.
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