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
• escalate
• enlarge
• soar
• appear
• wax
• snowball
• mushroom
• show up
• emerge
• balloon
• blow up
• burgeon
• bourgeon
• lengthen
• elongate
• distend

Examples of fall away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the studies above suggest, cultural norms can linger long after the economic incentives that bolstered them have fallen away. —Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024

But as that falls away, stress and anxiety have increased. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024

That tune climbed to a peak of No. 35 before falling away. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

At the same time, in many parts of Europe, taboos have been falling away. —Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2024