Synonyms of fall away

fall away

verb

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fall away

Crags barely visible from the ground reared up above us, and deep crevasses fell away below. — Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026

Fading Leaves As plants channel energy toward their roots and stop growing, their leaves may begin to yellow or fall away entirely. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

While players would often flourish on first arriving in McCullum’s dressing room, Root is the only one whose average has not fallen away. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Simon says some friendships fell away, while the people who simply stayed close became impossible to forget. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026