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present participle of collapse.

collapsing

ADJECTIVE

breaking

Synonyms

STRONG

cracking crumbling fracturing shattering smashing splintering splitting tearing

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring strong

ADJECTIVE

crumbling

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decaying

STRONG

breaking disintegrating

WEAK

breaking up in ruins

ADJECTIVE

decaying

Synonyms

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crumbling deteriorating

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decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling

WEAK

breaking down breaking up falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away

ADJECTIVE

falling

Synonyms

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decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling weakening

STRONG

abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering

Antonyms

WEAK

improving increasing rising

ADJECTIVE

pooped

Synonyms

WEAK

beat burned out bushed dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping drowsy enervated exhausted fatigued fried out of gas overworked played-out run down run ragged shot sleepy spent tuckered out wasted weary worn-out

ADJECTIVE

tired

Synonyms

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annoyed bored distressed drained exasperated fatigued irritated overworked sleepy stale

STRONG

beat consumed drooping empty enervated fagged faint finished flagging irked jaded overtaxed prostrated spent wasted worn

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all in asleep broken-down burned out dead dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in droopy drowsy fed up haggard narcoleptic petered out played-out pooped run down sick of tuckered out worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energized lively

STRONG

fresh saved

WEAK

fired up invigorated refreshed rested

ADJECTIVE

tuckered out

Synonyms

WEAK

asleep beat burned out dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping droopy drowsy enervated exasperated exhausted fatigued finished overworked played-out pooped run down sleepy spent tired wasted weary wiped-out worn-out

Example Sentences

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Instead of forming directly from collapsing stars, these black holes may have already been created by earlier black hole mergers before colliding again.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

They shored up the building's foundations with wood and steel to prevent the partially destroyed structure from collapsing further.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

The celebrations were euphoric, with players sprinting towards the match-winning defender before collapsing into a jubilant huddle, marking one of the defining moments in their team's history.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

When the act was passed, the Vietnam War was unwinding, and Richard Nixon’s presidency was collapsing in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

“It’s Mekay,” one of the girls managed, before collapsing again into hysterics.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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