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

Pringles x Hershey’s Swoops Hershey’s Swoops were thin and curved like chips but made entirely of chocolate.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
They were inspired by the Curtain of Courage Memorial outside the San Bernardino County Government Center — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

The Dodgers have dropped six of eight overall after being swept by Boston over the weekend.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Explosions were heard near the village in France’s Gironde region following the devastating fires, which swept through the country’s southwest.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026