CRASHED Synonyms: 205 Similar and Opposite Words

crashed

verb

past tense of crash

as in shattered

to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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as in collided

to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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as in died

to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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started (up)

as in pushed

to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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as in retired

slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

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as in stayed

slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of crashed Earlier this year, the DA also filed charges against an Aliso Viejo mother, who faces more than seven years in prison, after her 14-year-old son crashed into an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, resulting in his death in April. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Toyota, of which the Chevy’s impact heavily damaged its driver’s side, crashed into a fence west of Columbia Avenue, Fifield said. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 In past instances, tourists and other parkgoers were injured when horses ran loose, including one instance in January where the horse crashed into cars. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 The plane ultimately crashed three miles short of the runway in Charlotte, killing 72 people in what remains the worst aviation disaster in the city’s history. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Irvine was driving on the bridge Tuesday evening when he was shot in his shoulder, crashed into a median on the bridge and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, Fox News Digital has confirmed. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 That Luna 25 mission failed and crashed into the lunar surface after an onboard engine controller malfunctioned. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Police said Wade’s vehicle was eventually hit in an intersection by a vehicle that had a green light and crashed. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Three years after making it, while driving drunk in East Hampton, Pollock crashed his car, killing himself and one of the passengers, Edith Metzger. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Hail pummeled people's roofs, shattered windows and dented cars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shattered

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The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
The driver who collided with the riders fled, but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track down a suspect at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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Three people died at the scene and a fourth man later died in hospital, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported, while over a dozen people were injured.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in an accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of died

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The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
If elected, the younger Bolsonaro, who comports himself as a more moderate version of his father, has been clear on his plans not only to secure his father’s freedom but to punish the top figures in the judiciary who pushed for his prosecution.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushed

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Henderson had retired from the sheriff’s office about five months before the crash and was working as a special deputy directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during graduation.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
OpenAI brought GPT-4o back following the backlash but retired it in February 2026.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of retired

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But with a last throw of the dice, Tino Martinez smashed a two-run homer to level the contest, sending the game to extra innings and the World Series into its first November action.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

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