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crash

[krash] / kræʃ /
NOUN
bang; banging sound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blast clash
STRONG
boom burst clang clap clatter clattering crack din peal racket slam smash smashing sound thunder thunderclap wham
NOUN
collision, act of crashing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident collapse impact pileup wreck
STRONG
bump crack-up crash-land crunch jar jolt percussion ram shock sideswipe smash splashdown thud thump total washout
WEAK
fender bender fender tag rear-ender smash-up stack up
Antonyms
WEAK
blastoff takeoff
NOUN
computer system failure
Synonyms
WEAK
abend head crash program crash program error program failure system crash system error
VERB
break into pieces
Synonyms
STRONGEST
smash
STRONG
crunch dash disintegrate fracture fragment shatter shiver sideswipe splinter total
WEAK
bang into crack up pile up smash up wrack up
Antonyms
STRONG
combine fix mend
VERB
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bump collapse collide ditch dive drop hurtle meet overturn plunge slip smash topple tumble
STRONG
lurch overbalance pancake pitch prang sprawl upset washout
WEAK
bite the dust crash-land drive into fall flat fall headlong fall prostrate give way go in plough into splash down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend rise

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of people attended a remembrance service for a 13-year-old boy killed in a road crash.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Harry chose the name Sentebale as a tribute to Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when the prince was just 12.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Air India’s CEO is stepping down, less than a year after the crash of one of its planes that killed 260 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s easy to dismiss what Strickland, Gates and the others have created as a lucky local run that’s about to crash into the reality of running statewide as a Republican.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The bottle hit the side of the boat with a crash.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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