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past tense form of collapse.
past participle of collapse.

collapsed

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

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busted cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured fragmented injured mangled mutilated ruptured severed shattered smashed splintered

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burst disintegrated dismembered pulverized rent riven separated shivered shredded slivered split

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fragmentary in pieces

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repaired unbroken

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mended patched up restored

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complete fixed perfect whole

ADJECTIVE

depleted

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drained reduced vacant weakened

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bare decreased depreciated emptied lessened sapped sold spent used wasted worn

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all in bleary destitute devoid of effete far-gone in want kaput out of pooped out short of sold out sucked out used-up washed out without resources worn-out

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energized full

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augmented enlarged increased unconsumed unused

ADJECTIVE

fallen

Synonyms

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decayed

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dishonored loose shaken shamed

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immoral ruinous sinful unchaste

Antonyms

WEAK

honorable honored lauded

ADJECTIVE

flat

Synonyms

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empty horizontal low unbroken

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even flush oblate plane reclining splay

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complanate decumbent deflated extended fallen outstretched pancake planar planate procumbent prone prostrate punctured recumbent spread-out supine tabular

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upright

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rough uneven

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elevated raised rounded

ADJECTIVE

ruined

Synonyms

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demolished ravaged smashed wrecked

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abolished annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated exterminated extinguished extirpated subverted totaled

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extinct torn down

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sober

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flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

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collapsed

This comes as the U.S.-Iran cease-fire agreement from June has collapsed in recent days.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

After the U.S.’s ceasefire with Iran collapsed last week, prices climbed again, hitting $3.64 a gallon on Tuesday, according to the index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

It survived the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 90s, but collapsed when the company responsible for the site declared bankruptcy amid allegations of mismanagement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

And even a weaker AMOC, rather than a collapsed one, could reshape weather patterns across Europe and beyond.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The creature collapsed to the ground in a heap, dropping Ivan.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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