fall·away
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Definition of fallaway
(Entry 1 of 2)
: made while moving away from the basket in basketball
a fallaway jump shot
fall away
verb
fell away; fallen away; falling away; falls away
Definition of fall away (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to withdraw friendship or support
b
: to renounce one's faith
2a
: to diminish gradually in size
b
: to drift off a course
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Synonyms & Antonyms for fallaway
Synonyms: Verb
- abate,
- de-escalate,
- decline,
- decrease,
- die (away or down or out),
- diminish,
- drain (away),
- drop (off),
- dwindle,
- ease,
- ebb,
- fall,
- lessen,
- let up,
- lower,
- moderate,
- pall,
- phase down,
- ratchet (down)
- also rachet (down),
- recede,
- relent,
- remit,
- shrink,
- subside,
- taper,
- taper off,
- wane
Antonyms: Verb
- accumulate,
- balloon,
- build,
- burgeon
- (also bourgeon),
- enlarge,
- escalate,
- expand,
- grow,
- increase,
- intensify,
- mount,
- mushroom,
- pick up,
- rise,
- snowball,
- soar,
- swell,
- wax
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“Fallaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallaway. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of fallaway was in 1535
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