Crashing — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb /ˈkra-shiŋ/ crash·ing

Meaning & Definition of Crashing

Crashing (adjective)

  1. utter, absolute
  2. superlative

Crashing (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. having no exceptions or restrictions

    "a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral"

    similar: absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming (chiefly British), bodacious (Southern & Midland), categorical, clean, complete, consummate, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
    related: authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable, constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting, extreme, unrestricted, confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate, extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrific
    near: doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain

Crashing (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to cause to break with violence and much noise

    "crashed the vase against the wall"

    similar: breaking down, shattering, smashing
    related: busting, fracturing, fragmenting, annihilating, bashing, decimating, demolishing, desolating, destroying, devastating, nuking, pulverizing, ruining, tearing down, totaling, vaporizing, wasting, wracking, wrecking, shivering, splintering, splitting, cracking, crunching, crushing, snapping

  2. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results"

    similar: banging, bashing, bumping, colliding, hitting, impacting, impinging, knocking, ramming, slamming, smashing, striking, swiping, thudding
    related: bouncing, caroming, clunking, glancing, rebounding, ricocheting, skimming, skipping, contacting, landing, touching, brushing, grazing, kissing, nudging, scraping, shaving, sweeping, bulldozing, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing
    near: missing, skirting

  3. to stop functioning

    "my computer crashed yet again"

    similar: breaking, breaking down, conking (out), cutting out, dying, failing, giving out, stalling
    related: fizzling, sputtering, wheezing, acting up, malfunctioning, jamming
    opposite: starting (up)

  4. to force one's way

    "fleeing animals crashed through the forest"

    similar: boring, bulldozing, bulling, elbowing, jamming, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing, shouldering, squeezing
    related: ramming, shoving, thrusting

  5. to go to a lower level especially abruptly

    "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out"

    similar: cratering, declining, descending, dipping, diving, dropping, falling, lowering, nose-diving, plummeting, plunging, sinking, skidding, tumbling
    related: abating, decreasing, de-escalating, diminishing, drooping, dwindling, dying (down), ebbing, lessening, letting up, moderating, subsiding, tapering off, waning, receding, retreating
    opposite: arising, ascending, lifting, mounting, rising, soaring, spiking, upping
    near: accumulating, ballooning, building, burgeoning, enlarging, escalating, expanding, growing, increasing, intensifying, mushrooming, picking up, snowballing, swelling, waxing

  6. 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"

    similar: bedding, dossing (down) (chiefly British), retiring, turning in, hitting the hay
    related: bunking, perching, roosting, settling, dozing, dropping off, napping, nodding, sleeping, slumbering, snoozing, couching, lying (down), reclining
    opposite: arising, getting up, rising, uprising
    near: arousing, awakening, awaking, rousing, wakening, waking, bestirring, stirring, reawakening, reawaking, shifting

  7. to reside as a temporary guest

    "I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York"

    similar: sojourning, staying, tarrying, visiting
    related: coming by, coming over, dropping by, dropping in, running in, stepping in, stopping (by), frequenting, hanging (around or out), haunting, inhabiting, occupying
    near: abiding, dwelling, living, residing

Related Entry: Crash (verb)

Crash is a different word from Crashing. The synonyms below are for crash, not for crashing.

  1. to cause to break with violence and much noise

    "crashed the vase against the wall"

    similar: break down, shatter, smash
    related: bust, fracture, fragment, annihilate, bash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, pulverize, ruin, tear down, total, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck, shiver, splinter, split, crack, crunch, crush, snap

  2. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results"

    similar: bang, bash, bump, collide, hit, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud
    related: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip, contact, land, touch, brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep, bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push
    near: miss, skirt

  3. to stop functioning

    "my computer crashed yet again"

    similar: break, break down, conk (out), cut out, die, fail, give out, stall
    related: fizzle, sputter, wheeze, act up, malfunction, jam
    opposite: start (up)

  4. to force one's way

    "fleeing animals crashed through the forest"

    similar: bore, bull, bulldoze, elbow, jam, jostle, muscle, press, push, shoulder, squeeze
    related: ram, shove, thrust

  5. to go to a lower level especially abruptly

    "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out"

    similar: crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, drop, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble
    related: abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane, recede, retreat
    opposite: arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up
    near: accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, pick up, snowball, swell, wax

  6. 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"

    similar: bed, doss (down) (chiefly British), retire, turn in, hit the hay
    related: bunk, perch, roost, settle, doze, drop off, nap, nod, sleep, slumber, snooze, couch, lie (down), recline
    opposite: arise, get up, rise, uprise
    near: arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wake, waken, bestir, stir, reawake, reawaken, shift

  7. to reside as a temporary guest

    "I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York"

    similar: sojourn, stay, tarry, visit
    related: come by, come over, drop by, drop in, run in, step in, stop (by), frequent, hang (around or out), haunt, inhabit, occupy
    near: abide, dwell, live, reside

Related Entry: Crashing (into) (verb)

Crashing (into) is a different word from Crashing. The synonyms below are for crashing (into), not for crashing.

  1. as in colliding (with)

    similar: colliding (with), facing, greeting, saluting, crisscrossing, crossing, passing, accosting, confronting, hitting (upon), lighting (upon), tumbling (to), catching, chancing (upon), encountering, happening (upon), meeting, stumbling (upon), reencountering, remeeting
    opposite: avoiding, dodging, ducking, eluding, escaping, evading, shaking, shunning

Related Entry: Gate-crashing (verb)

Gate-crashing is a different word from Crashing. The synonyms below are for gate-crashing, not for crashing.

  1. as in encroaching, intruding

    similar: crashing, encroaching, infiltrating, infringing, intruding, invading, trespassing, straying (into), wandering (into), dropping in, popping (in), barging (in), breezing (in), bursting (in or into), waltzing (in), accessing, entering, penetrating, piercing
    opposite: departing, exiting, leaving

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Crashing

The most common words with a similar meaning to Crashing:

Chiefly British: blooming, dossing (down)
Southern & Midland: bodacious
absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, categorical, clean, complete, consummate, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Crashing

Words with the opposite meaning of Crashing:

starting (up), arising, ascending, lifting, mounting, rising, soaring, spiking, upping, getting up, uprising

Related Words for Crashing

authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable, constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting, extreme, unrestricted, confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate, extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrific, busting, fracturing, fragmenting

Near Antonyms of Crashing

doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain, missing, skirting, accumulating, ballooning, building, burgeoning, enlarging, escalating, expanding, growing, increasing, intensifying, mushrooming, picking up, snowballing, swelling, waxing, arousing, awakening, awaking, rousing, wakening, waking

Word Forms of Crashing

Derived words: crashingly (adverb)

Origin & Etymology of Crashing

First known use: 1924

Words & Phrases Containing Crashing

a crashing halt, come crashing down, screeching/crashing halt

Frequently Asked Questions about Crashing

What does "Crashing" mean?

"Crashing" means utter, absolute. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: utter, absolute. It has 8 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Crashing"?

Other words for "Crashing" include absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming, bodacious, categorical and clean. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Crashing" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Crashing"?

There are 219 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Crashing". Common alternatives include absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming, bodacious, categorical, clean, complete and consummate.

What is the opposite of "Crashing"?

Antonyms of "Crashing" include starting (up), arising, ascending, lifting, mounting, rising, soaring and spiking. Near antonyms include doubtful, dubious, equivocal and qualified.

How do you use "Crashing" in a sentence?

Examples of "Crashing" in a sentence: "a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral"; "crashed the vase against the wall"; "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results".

Is "Crashing" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Crashing" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Crashing"?

"Crashing" is pronounced /ˈkra-shiŋ/ and divided into syllables as crash·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Crashing"?

First known use: 1924.