Thesaurus
drop
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DROP
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to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally <I dropped the fly ball> <drop the anchor>
Related Words flatten, floor, level; knock down, knock over, strike down, topple; plop, plunk down; bobble, bungle, foozle, fumble; immerse, sink, submerge
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to go to a lower level especially abruptly <although they start out high, prices for home electronics eventually drop>
Synonyms crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble
Related Words abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane; recede, retreat
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to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end <drop what you're doing and come here>
Synonyms break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off
Related Words complete, conclude, finish; close (down); deactivate; block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem; call, suspend; arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff
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to stop doing (something) permanently <isn't it time you dropped that smoking habit and spent your money on better things?>
Related Words break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, shut off; pause, taper off; throw up; round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up
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to lead or extend downward <the cable car tracks can drop suddenly, so be sure to hang onto something>
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to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) <drop that plan in favor of another>
Synonyms abandon, abort, call, call off, cry off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, scrap, scrub
Related Words abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off; recant, retract, take back, withdraw; countermand, reverse, roll back; break off, discontinue, end, halt, stop, terminate; hold back, interrupt, suspend; give up, relinquish, surrender
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to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall <dropped the would-be mugger in his tracks with a single well-aimed blow>
Synonyms bowl (down or over), down, drop, floor, knock down, knock over, level, mow (down), prostrate
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to hand over or use up in payment <I dropped $50 on these shoes>
Related Words lavish, rain; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, waste
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to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically <he would ever so “casually” drop the names of celebrities he knew personally>
Synonyms advert (to), cite, drop, instance, name, note, notice, quote, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon)
Related Words allude (to), hint (at), imply, indicate, infer, intend, intimate, suggest; point (out), signal, signify; denominate, designate; indicate; bring up, broach, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce; infiltrate, insinuate, worm; advertise, announce, broadcast, declare, proclaim, pronounce, publicize, publish, sound; clarify, clear (up), elucidate, explain, explicate, spell out
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to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent <with these icy road conditions, drivers should be dropping their speed>
Synonyms abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce
Related Words compress, condense, constrict, contract; abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle; deflate, shrink; minimize; moderate, modify, modulate, qualify
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to stop living <during the Black Death people all over Asia and Europe were dropping like flies>
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