FALLEN OFF Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

fallen off

verb

past participle of fall off

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay

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straightened

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Recent Examples of fallen off His shoe had fallen off, and his luggage was pushed over to the side. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Chip stocks have fallen off a cliff over the past week, but traders are seeing it as more of an unwinding in the momentum play than a sign of fundamentally tapering demand within the artificial intelligence boom. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Also, some former Traeger fans claim that quality has fallen off over the last several years. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The problems for Wilson Historic collapse No top quarterback this century has fallen off as dramatically as Wilson did after leaving Seattle for Denver, Pittsburgh and the Giants. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Instead, San Francisco has already fired its third base coach, turns every routine fielding play into an adventure, and has pitching that has fallen off a cliff. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 But as the season reaches June, the Tigers have fallen off a cliff. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Monday that the seventh person may have fallen off the train or been thrown out, which is why he was found in San Antonio, about 160 miles northeast of Laredo. — David K. Li, NBC news, 12 May 2026 Recent news that one of her sons had fallen off his bike sent Mitsuye Yamada into a bit of a panic. — Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen off

Verb

Long before curved, sculptural homes became a fixture of luxury real estate, French architect Claude Misbach was experimenting with the idea on the Mediterranean coast.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
The bigger the mass and the closer to that mass the light passes, the more its path is curved.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

Morocco winger Gessime Yassine swept the ball home to round off a 4-2 victory over Haiti, making the 20-year-old the youngest goalscorer in Moroccan World Cup history.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Monday’s victory for the Braves was just their second in the last 11 games against the Padres and the first of this season after being swept in San Diego in June.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026