Antonyms for crack-up

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : krak

Phonetic Transcription : kræk

Definition of crack-up

Origin : Old English cracian "make a sharp noise," from Proto-Germanic *krakojan (cf. Middle Dutch craken, Dutch kraken, German krachen), probably imitative. Related: Cracked; cracking. To crack a smile is from 1840s; to crack the whip in the figurative sense is from 1940s.

As in gurgling : adj laughing
As in droll : adj amusing, farcical
As in laugh/laughter : noun audible expression of amusement
As in mishap : noun accident
As in neurosis : noun mental disturbance, disorder
As in smash : noun collision; defeat
As in smashup : noun wreck
As in accident : noun unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious
As in laughter : noun amusement
As in heehaw : noun laugh
As in crash : noun collision, accidental hitting
As in debacle : noun catastrophe

Example sentences :

Marian could walk out of any crack-up without a bruise, but I couldn't.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

But the way he took off shows he planned to disappear—a crack-up on top of that would be too much of a coincidence.
Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz

Raf circled twice, eyeing the surface of the roof in search of any break which could mean a crack-up at landing.
Extract from : « Star Born » by Andre Norton

Some brave soul had hauled me out of that crack-up before the fuel tank went up in the fire.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

Nor was there a trace anywhere in a vast circle—almost a half mile they searched—from the crack-up.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

The puzzle began to go around and around in my head again, all the way back to that gleaming road and the crack-up.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

Synonyms for crack-up

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