Collapsing
Shattering and collapsing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shattering" instead an adjective "Collapsing".
Shattering
Shattering adjective - Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering.
Collapsing and shattering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapsing" instead an adjective "Shattering".
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- The scene of Joker walking away from the exploding/collapsing hospital was 99% real; the only CG used was the windows shattering.
Source: Doing It For The Art / Film -
Special focus is given to the shock wave shattering Jesse's church, the last remains of which are shown pitifully collapsing afterwards.
Source: Trash the Set -
The full extent of this is a soft reboot, the multiverse collapsing, and the planet shattering.
Source: Nothing Is the Same Anymore
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Shattering and Collapsing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapsing/shattering
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