smashup

Examples

• All

• The smashup caused a major traffic jam as emergency services worked to clear the wreckage.

• A driver got out and ran after the smashup.

  Aliens on Crack (2009)

• They also said there was a driver who got out and ran after the smashup.

  Aliens on Crack (2009)

• "Traffic smashup," Jack said.

  Fiction book (1994)

• But in the world of high-energy physics, instigating a violent smashup with lots of debris spraying out is exactly what researchers want.

  Academic text (2008)

• The police arrived quickly at the scene of the smashup to assist the injured drivers.

• After the smashup on the highway, several cars were left severely damaged.

Synonyms

C

crash

vssmashup

∞ 2.3

A violent collision of vehicles like cars or planes that causes damage

emphasizes resulting wreckage and damage in vehicle accidents

C

collision

vssmashup

148 3.8

A crash when two moving vehicles hit each other

is narrower, stressing vehicle accidents that produce wreckage and damage

C

car crash

vssmashup

72 1.3

A collision between cars that causes damage or injury

is similar but applies to vehicles in general, not only private ones

S

smash

vssmashup

7 3.7

A violent crash that causes a loud noise and damage

focuses specifically on vehicle accidents that produce wreckage and damage

S

smash-up

vssmashup

• UK

1 5.8

A serious road crash where vehicles hit each other hard

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

Antonyms

S

safety

∞ 1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

How Severe

catastrophe

176 7.0

pile-up

3 3.2

smashup

• UK

4.4

collision

148 3.8

fender-bender

• Informal

18 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology