DROPPED (OFF) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

dropped (off)

verb

Definition of dropped (off)

past tense of drop (off)

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually my interest in photography has dropped off over the years

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In the decade between 2026 and 2016, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the hours men spend on household activities have fractionally increased, while the hours carried out by women have slightly decreased.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
This number has decreased since 2015, when nearly 20% of Connecticut adults used tobacco products.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of decreased

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsided

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Simon says some friendships fell away, while the people who simply stayed close became impossible to forget.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026
The political sparring fell away in this moment, and the conversation turned personal, with Biden testing whether Fuentes could be confronted directly rather than through his media proxies.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Definition of fell away

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