Thesaurus
fall
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of FALL
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to yield to the control or power of enemy forces <the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment>
Related Words bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in); hand over, relinquish; lose; concede, fail, fold
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to go to a lower level especially abruptly <word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock>
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 grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually <manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over>
Synonyms abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
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to lead or extend downward <the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful>
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to stop living <if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage>
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