fell apart
phrase
1
as in decomposed
to go through decomposition The old house was falling apart before the restoration. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- decomposed
- disintegrated
- decayed
- rotted
- went to seed
- ran to seed
- broke down
- perished
- molded
- corrupted
- turned off
- spoiled
- festered
- deteriorated
- descended
- spoilt
- crumbled
- fouled
- turned
- putrefied
- moldered
- contaminated
- soured
- polluted
- rusted
- tainted
- mortified
- fermented
- defiled
- addled
- curdled
- dilapidated
- degenerated
- declined
- sunk
- sank
- withered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- grew
- developed
- aged
- restored
- matured
- ripened
- renewed
- integrated
- improved
- composed
- purified
- assembled
- cleansed
- refreshed
- meliorated
- ameliorated
- bettered
2
as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress He fell apart after his wife left. Synonyms & Similar Words
- melted down
- lost it
- went to pieces
- cracked
- went off the deep end
- broke down
- broke up
- flipped (out)
- choked
- wigged (out)
- freaked (out)
- blew one's cool
- pre-formatted
- pre-formatting
- pre-formulate
- pre-formulated
- pre-formulating
- pre-freshman
- pre-freshmen
- pre-frozen
- pre-genital
- pre-harvest
- pre-headache
- pre-Hellenic
- pre-hire
- pre-hiring
- pre-Hispanic
- pre-holiday
- pre-Homeric
- pre-inaugural
- pre-Inca
- pre-Incan
- pre-incorporation
- pre-induction
- pre-industrial
- pre-interview
- pre-interviewed