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fall to pieces

VERB

come unglued

Synonyms

WEAK

break down come apart at the seams come unstuck come unwrapped disintegrate fall apart fall to bits go to pieces malfunction

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wash out wither

STRONG

atomize decline deliquesce detach dilapidate disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen

WEAK

break apart disimprove fade away take apart turn to dust wash away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite

STRONG

attach collect connect couple gather link

WEAK

meld

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die drop give up go down slump

STRONG

bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield

WEAK

back down be casualty be destroyed be killed be lost be taken defer to eat dirt give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands

Antonyms

STRONG

fight

WEAK

advance overcome overthrow win

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Comets can suddenly brighten in an outburst, fall to pieces or just fizzle out.

From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023

Seeing Seydoux suddenly fall to pieces carries with it an honesty in how we all try to hold ourselves and our lives together until we simply cannot.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

When teachers have had enough, it will all fall to pieces.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023

Part of the thrill of theater is its immediacy and, along with it, the potential for something to fall to pieces.

From New York Times • May 27, 2020

Maybe it isn’t a good idea to tell a newly arrived human being that he’s been born into a world of chaos, pain, and poverty just in time to watch everything fall to pieces.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

fall to pieces

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