DROPPING (OFF) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

dropping (off)

verb

Definition of dropping (off)

present participle of drop (off)

as in decreasing

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

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Increasing exercise and decreasing calories while focusing on building muscle mass may help.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Oil companies realized that many employees were off sick with malaria, decreasing their productivity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreasing

Verb

That global warming is diminishing them might sounds counterintuitive — climate change, after all, is worsening much of the world’s extreme weather.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Winds will finally begin diminishing Friday evening and overnight.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminishing

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Multiple Kelvin waves These waves can bring elevated sea levels for weeks at a time, eventually subsiding before the next wave hits.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsiding

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My belief is that Benedict literally thought that the historic falling away from the church during his papacy was a sign of the end times.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
The gatekeepers who controlled which stories were told to the wider public are falling away.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling away

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Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
While program closures at colleges and universities often result from declining enrollment or a financial crisis, our decisions at Valencia are driven by neither.

— Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of declining

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Not doing so and focusing just on sandals and flip-flops means the brand peaks in the spring-summer, and then see the business tapering off in the fall.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Al-Deek says relief can come from a few different directions — hormone replacement therapy, switching to a different antidepressant, adjusting your dose or tapering off the medication altogether.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tapering off

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