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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School library jobs remain vulnerable to budget cuts, and the number of school librarians across the state has been decreasing since 2010.

— Kafi Kumasi, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Huang said this week that CoreWeave doesn't need Nvidia's backstop and that the neocloud's cost of capital is decreasing.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreasing

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Kikuchi makes Haru’s occasionally mortifying romantic pursuit both funny and affecting, embracing the character’s impulsive, sometimes ridiculous behavior without diminishing the depth of her loss.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The good news is that its strongest winds and heaviest rain will remain over the Atlantic, with impacts along our coastline gradually diminishing.

— Kate Bilo, CBS News, 22 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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China was once a key profit center for Volkswagen, but now the company faces declining demand for cars there on top of fierce price competition from local carmakers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Search growth is declining, and Google is placing all its eggs in the AI basket.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of declining

Verb

How long tapering off testosterone takes Recovery is not uniform.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of tapering off

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