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fall
Synonyms and Antonyms of fall
- last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not
breakup, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolution
decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruination
abatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminishment, diminution, dip, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage, slip, slump
- being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher
- panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug
- that year the fall in prices was 10 cents for a gallon of regular gas
- the sharp fall of the land sends rivers rushing to the seas
fall
Synonyms and Antonyms of fall
- better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice
- the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment
- word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
- manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
- the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful
- not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent
- even saints can fall
- if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage
bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it [British]
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