Synonyms of fallen away

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• diminished
• declined
• dropped (off)
• fallen
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• shrunk
• tapered off
• vanished
• evaporated
• ebbed
• phased down
• tapered
• subsided
• racheted (down)
• ratcheted (down)
• waned
• weakened
• dwindled
• let up
• melted (away)
• moderated
• lessened
• receded
• faded (away)
• collapsed
• lowered
• eased
• relented
• palled
• remitted
• abated
• slowed (down)
• given out
• petered (out)
• frittered (away)
• de-escalated
• tailed (off)
• compressed
• condensed
• contracted
• alleviated
• constricted
• relaxed
• slackened
• sunk
• caved (in)
• flagged
• deflated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• built
• grown
• picked up
• expanded
• risen
• accumulated
• mounted
• intensified
• enlarged
• soared
• escalated
• swelled
• waxed
• appeared
• emerged
• shown up
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• ballooned
• snowballed
• blown up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fallen away

The corner of the foundation had fallen away, and the contractor tried to do his best to add new material to recreate the corner. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

His own father was a man called Germain Bouguereau that spoke French and owned a big sugarcane farm ten miles out from New Orleans, and his mother was a woman from Madagascar but her name has long fallen away. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

While players would often flourish on first arriving in McCullum’s dressing room, Root is the only one whose average has not fallen away. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Winding along Prospect’s curving paths, there’s a sense that the outside world has fallen away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Keep an eye out for flowers in which the petals and stamens have fallen away completely. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 July 2026

A lot of older structures have fallen away. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Engagement and enthusiasm from a client that has gradually but undeniably fallen away. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 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