FALLEN AWAY Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

fallen away

verb

past participle of fall away

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away

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Recent Examples of fallen away Engagement and enthusiasm from a client that has gradually but undeniably fallen away. —

Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Others have fallen away, due to injury or fading form. —

Uncan Alexander, New York Times, 21 May 2026 The business has since fallen away, but Lorenz’s archival pieces can be found online—Kate’s included. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 May 2026 People are now seeing the vulnerability of a world that wasn’t really based on laws; it was based on norms of prosecutorial decision and discretion, and that’s sort of fallen away. —

ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026 And buying it as a second car, that phenomenon has really, really fallen away in recent years as prices have gone up and everything’s got more expensive. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026 Still, Orlando at times this season has fallen away from its defensive identity, which in turn has stumped its offensive output. —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026 The backstory Decades ago, Wickenburg was known as the dude ranch capital of the world, and while nearly all of those other properties have fallen away, Rancho de los Caballeros has remained in place since 1948. —

Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 In the last decade, that norm has to some degree fallen away, with voices on both the right and left likening their opponents to Nazis. —

Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

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Homicides have decreased by roughly 11% from this time in 2025, which ended with a 60-year low in the number of people killed; the city has also had 148 fewer people shot.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
This isn’t unique to Sacramento, with Smith noting that an American Alliance of Museums survey found that 55% of museums report decreased traffic.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026