Synonyms of fall for

fall for

phrase

as in love

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for

It's hard not to fall for a woman like that.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• love
• carry a torch (for)
• lose one's heart (to)
• worship
• cherish
• adore
• idolize
• dote (on)
• reverence
• idealize
• revere
• delight (in)
• adulate
• venerate
• canonize
• deify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• loathe
• detest
• abhor
• disapprove (of)
• antagonize
• dislike
• displease
• revolt
• abominate
• turn off
• disfavor
• execrate
• repel
• disgust
• repulse
• sicken
• nauseate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fall for

Bruno Guimarães took the opportunity, instead, and squandered it with a stutter step that Norwegian keeper Ørjan Nyland didn’t fall for. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Semiconductors fell for a second day in a row, weighing on the latter two benchmarks. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could have violated various criminal statutes. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

New Zealand home prices fell for the third straight month in June, nearly hitting a three-year low. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026