Crash and Downfall

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Crash

Crash noun - The violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact.

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Downfall is a synonym for crash in collapse topic. In some cases you can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Crash", when it comes to topics like breakdown, shipwreck.

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Downfall

Downfall noun - A loss of status.

Usage example: an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall

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Crash is a synonym for downfall in defeat topic. You can use "Crash" instead a noun "Downfall", if it concerns topics such as collapse, breakdown, shipwreck.

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complete	complete crash	complete downfall
initial	initial crash	initial downfall
brutal	brutal crash	brutal downfall
real	real crash	real downfall
Other adjectives: hard, violent, unfortunate, fiery, tragic, spectacular, major, near, final, catastrophic, fatal, bloody, mysterious, epic, inevitable, subsequent, imminent, literal, recent, resulting, economic, financial.

Both words in one sentence

A backdoor computer code causes a stock crash, triggering the downfall of the Earth Union.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Twenty Third And Twenty Fourth Centuries

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