Synonyms of fall

fall 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to stumble

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumble
• trip
• slip
• tumble
• topple
• collapse
• slide
• crash
• drop
• plop
• skid
• plunge
• plummet
• crumple
• wipe out
• precipitate
• slump (over)
• plunk
• keel
• free-fall
• nose-dive
• flump
• plonk

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• rise
• stand (up)
• get up
• uprise

• rise
• stand (up)
• get up
• uprise

2

as in to succumb

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumb
• surrender
• submit
• collapse
• capitulate
• give (in)
• give up
• knuckle under
• bow
• buckle
• relinquish
• cave (in)
• lose
• concede
• fold
• fail
• hand over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand
• endure
• fight
• resist
• oppose
• withstand
• win
• overcome
• defy
• beat
• prevail
• triumph
• repel
• buck
• conquer

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• stand
• endure
• fight
• resist
• oppose
• withstand
• win
• overcome
• defy
• beat
• prevail
• triumph
• repel
• buck
• conquer

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3

as in to plunge

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• tumble
• decline
• dip
• drop
• plummet
• sink
• descend
• decrease
• skid
• crash
• dive
• lower
• nose-dive
• die (down)
• retreat
• diminish
• subside
• crater
• droop
• dwindle
• moderate
• wane
• lessen
• ebb
• abate
• recede
• taper off
• let up
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• arise
• lift
• soar
• ascend
• mount
• spike
• up
• increase
• grow
• build
• expand
• swell
• accumulate
• intensify
• escalate
• pick up
• enlarge
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• wax
• burgeon
• bourgeon

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• rise
• arise
• lift
• soar
• ascend
• mount
• spike
• up
• increase
• grow
• build
• expand
• swell
• accumulate
• intensify
• escalate
• pick up
• enlarge
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• wax
• burgeon
• bourgeon

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4

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• subside
• diminish
• decline
• vanish
• shrink
• ease
• fall away
• recede
• ebb
• drop (off)
• die (away or down or out)
• moderate
• wane
• dwindle
• drain (away)
• lessen
• lower
• taper
• pall
• taper off
• weaken
• remit
• relent
• evaporate
• abate
• let up
• collapse
• phase down
• rachet (down)
• ratchet (down)
• fade (away)
• compress
• relax
• tail (off)
• contract
• de-escalate
• slow (down)
• alleviate
• melt (away)
• constrict
• slacken
• condense
• give out
• sink
• peter (out)
• fritter (away)
• cave (in)
• deflate
• flag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• increase
• grow
• build
• soar
• expand
• swell
• accumulate
• intensify
• escalate
• mount
• appear
• pick up
• enlarge
• snowball
• emerge
• mushroom
• balloon
• wax
• show up
• burgeon
• bourgeon
• lengthen
• blow up
• elongate
• distend

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• rise
• increase
• grow
• build
• soar
• expand
• swell
• accumulate
• intensify
• escalate
• mount
• appear
• pick up
• enlarge
• snowball
• emerge
• mushroom
• balloon
• wax
• show up
• burgeon
• bourgeon
• lengthen
• blow up
• elongate
• distend

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5

as in to descend

to lead or extend downward

the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descend
• plunge
• slope
• sink
• drop
• dip
• decline
• lean
• tilt
• heel
• angle
• incline
• list
• tip
• cant
• recline
• slant
• cock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• arise
• climb
• ascend
• mount
• plane
• upturn
• straighten
• uprise
• even
• flatten
• upsweep
• smooth
• level

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• rise
• arise
• climb
• ascend
• mount
• plane
• upturn
• straighten
• uprise
• even
• flatten
• upsweep
• smooth
• level

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6

as in to lose

to undergo defeat

not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lose
• falter
• throw
• bow out
• take the count
• fail
• miss
• collapse
• tank
• strike out
• flop
• forfeit
• crack (up)
• fold
• founder
• flunk
• wash out
• bomb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• win
• prevail
• triumph
• succeed
• conquer
• thrive
• flourish
• prosper

• win
• prevail
• triumph
• succeed
• conquer
• thrive
• flourish
• prosper

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7

as in to trespass

to commit an offense

even saints can fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trespass
• wander
• sin
• stray
• err
• offend
• fall from grace
• transgress
• violate
• break the law
• break
• breach
• lapse
• infringe
• backslide
• mess up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justify
• forgive
• pardon
• regret
• repent
• rue

• justify
• forgive
• pardon
• regret
• repent
• rue

8

as in to die

to stop living

if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• perish
• disappear
• succumb
• end
• go
• depart
• pass (on)
• expire
• demise
• fade
• buy it
• pass away
• check out
• drop
• exit
• step out
• part
• kick in
• kick off
• snuff it
• croak
• buy the farm
• decease
• peg out
• pop off
• bite the dust
• kick the bucket
• give up the ghost
• fail
• flatline
• conk (out)
• dry up
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• thrive
• flourish
• subsist
• prosper

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• live
• come to
• breathe
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• thrive
• flourish
• subsist
• prosper

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fall

2 of 2

noun

1

as in tumble

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tumble
• stumble
• slip
• spill
• trip
• slide
• dive
• plunge
• skid
• header
• pratfall
• misstep
• descent
• free-fall

2

as in decline

a change to a lower state or level

last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decline
• deterioration
• declination
• degradation
• descent
• downfall
• decadence
• decrease
• ebb
• eclipse
• drop
• destruction
• devolution
• degeneracy
• downgrade
• reduction
• degeneration
• declension
• decay
• dégringolade
• dip
• sunset
• dissolution
• breakup
• slump
• loss
• dark age
• crumbling
• decomposition
• disintegration
• rotting
• spoiling
• nadir
• slip
• sag
• lowering
• ruin
• depreciation
• downturn
• debasement
• demolition
• abasement
• havoc
• lessening
• deflation
• shrinkage
• falloff
• diminution
• ruination
• decimation
• abatement
• downtrend
• decrement
• diminishment
• downslide
• drop-off
• desolation
• demolishment
• de-escalation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• growth
• development
• evolution
• ascent
• advancement
• flowering
• upswing
• restoration
• renewal
• increase
• revitalization
• addition
• gain
• blossoming
• flourishing
• raise
• enhancement
• increment
• supplement
• boost
• augmentation
• accrual
• accretion
• heightening
• addendum

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• rise
• growth
• development
• evolution
• ascent
• advancement
• flowering
• upswing
• restoration
• renewal
• increase
• revitalization
• addition
• gain
• blossoming
• flourishing
• raise
• enhancement
• increment
• supplement
• boost
• augmentation
• accrual
• accretion
• heightening
• addendum

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3

as in demise

a loss of status

being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• down
• downfall
• setback
• decline
• collapse
• comedown
• disappointment
• crash
• descent
• reversal
• defeat
• dégringolade
• breakdown
• flameout
• Götterdämmerung
• ruin
• undoing
• burnout
• meltdown
• humiliation
• disgrace
• nadir
• bottom
• abasement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• up
• progress
• ascent
• advance
• exaltation
• headway
• flower
• aggrandizement
• prime
• heyday

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• rise
• up
• progress
• ascent
• advance
• exaltation
• headway
• flower
• aggrandizement
• prime
• heyday

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4

as in drop

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drop
• dip
• descent
• decline
• plunge
• dive
• down
• nosedive
• sinking
• downfall
• downgrade
• plummeting
• comedown

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• climb
• ascent
• soaring
• progress
• advance
• progression
• upturn
• upswing
• rising
• improvement
• headway
• betterment

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• rise
• climb
• ascent
• soaring
• progress
• advance
• progression
• upturn
• upswing
• rising
• improvement
• headway
• betterment

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5

as in decrease

the amount by which something is lessened

that year the fall in prices was 10 cents for a gallon of regular gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• drop
• reduction
• decline
• dent
• depletion
• slump
• shrinkage
• loss
• diminution
• depression
• abatement
• decrement
• falloff
• drop-off
• diminishment
• step-down
• slip
• subtraction
• downturn
• cut
• deduction
• cutback
• curtailment
• shortening
• retrenchment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• rise
• gain
• raise
• addition
• increment
• boost
• enlargement
• accumulation
• supplement
• continuation
• extension
• accrual
• step-up
• accretion
• uptick
• upturn
• upswing
• uptrend

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• increase
• rise
• gain
• raise
• addition
• increment
• boost
• enlargement
• accumulation
• supplement
• continuation
• extension
• accrual
• step-up
• accretion
• uptick
• upturn
• upswing
• uptrend

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6

as in waterfall

usually falls plural a fall of water usually from a great height

tourists were shocked to see a man jump into the water and go over the falls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waterfall
• cascade
• cataract
• chute
• rapid(s)
• shoot
• shute
• white water
• flume

7

as in downhill

a downward slope

the sharp fall of the land sends rivers rushing to the seas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downhill
• dip
• decline
• descent
• hanging
• hang
• depression
• declivity
• downgrade
• declension
• basin
• hollow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• ascent
• uphill
• upgrade
• grade
• hill
• lean
• pitch
• tilt
• gradient
• rake
• uprise
• inclination
• acclivity
• incline
• glacis

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• rise
• ascent
• uphill
• upgrade
• grade
• hill
• lean
• pitch
• tilt
• gradient
• rake
• uprise
• inclination
• acclivity
• incline
• glacis

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Phrases Containing fall

• fall (to)
• fall away
• fall back on
• fall apart
• fall back
• fall guy
• fall off
• fall on one's face
• fall in with
• fall out
• fall for
• fall from grace
• fall behind
• fall short
• fall flat

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• fall (to)
• fall away
• fall back on
• fall apart
• fall back
• fall guy
• fall off
• fall on one's face
• fall in with
• fall out
• fall for
• fall from grace
• fall behind
• fall short
• fall flat

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