FALLEN OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

fallen out

verb

past participle of fall out

as in argued

to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

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as in evolved

to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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Recent Examples of fallen out For Ingersoll and some other religious scholars, Hegseth's promotion of an idea that has largely fallen out of favor with the American public ties in closely with his religious background. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 But what is Baltimore getting in the two-time Pro Bowler who had fallen out of favor with the Eagles? — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Another friend, Marie Rivera, 39, said Perez had fallen out with her family and had even stayed with her for a brief time. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Bottom line One of my favorite ways to invest is finding a great brand that has fallen out of favor, but where new management is making the right moves. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Alvarez spent last season on loan at Turkish side Fenerbahce, having fallen out with ex-manager Graham Potter, who was replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo in September 2025. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Guadagnino says at one point that part of his goal was to turn Gen Z audiences onto a director whose work seems somewhat to have fallen out of favor. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 In Week 2, Alvarado fell to Kennedale; as a result, the Indians have fallen out of the rankings. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 The line, which belongs to the near-unanimous greatest player of all time and is still widely considered to be the pinnacle of signature athletic footwear, has fallen out of favor with hoopers, and the data backs it up. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen out

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When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of argued

Verb

Chen consulted Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about how Hulk’s appearance had evolved across the franchise.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Sullivan has evolved into the stardom predicted for him since his days kicking the ball around with his brothers inside and outside of his northeast Philadelphia home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolved

Verb

Notable In 2025, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, a hot mic picked up a conversation between Putin and Xi in which the two discussed organ transplants and the possibility of living forever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The agency and private space company SpaceX have also discussed sending humans to Mars in the not-so-distant future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussed

Verb

Believe it or not, there was once an open question about whether the money to pay college athletes would come out of the pocket of their million-dollar coaches.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But the trolls really come out of the woodwork when that hunter happens to be a country music star.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of come out

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Trump carried by about 34 percentage points in the last presidential election, some Republican and independents turned out for Hamilton.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Oklahoma State University, which took over testing, had a strong lead this year, and a DNA packet sent to a possible relative turned out to be a match, said Rouse, the coroner.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned out

Verb

But the talent for going viral that helped Ramaswamy gain a national profile has proved less successful this election cycle in Ohio.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Riemann himself proved that nontrivial zeros of the zeta function can only be found in a vertical strip between zero and 1.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

In the narrative to has unfolded from authorities and passenger accounts, Machchhar had the presence of mind to open the locked door of the cockpit after he was stabbed.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
In the debut episode, Robach and Holmes detailed how the scandal unfolded and insisted they’d been quietly separated from their spouses before their love affair began.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026