FALLING Synonyms: 310 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in dangling

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noun

as in weakening

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verb

present participle of fall

as in stumbling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice

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as in succumbing

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment

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as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock

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as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over

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as in descending

to lead or extend downward the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful

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as in losing

to undergo defeat not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent

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as in wandering

to commit an offense even saints can fall

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as in dying

to stop living if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage

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Recent Examples of falling

Noun

Garnett, who had a falling out with previous owner Glen Taylor after his career was over, reached an agreement last year with the team to serve as an ambassador. —

CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 The Athletic reported in August that the 47-year-old did not see eye to eye with Forest’s then-head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and there was a falling out that would become the catalyst for the Portuguese coach to leave the club. —

David Ornstein, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Perez had a falling out with DeSantis last year over immigration laws and an investigation into the first lady’s favorite charity, Hope Florida. —

Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 The chimney partially collapsed, with brick falling on the inside. —

Chris Higgins updated January 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026 And this really culminated in a dramatic falling out between Musk and the president. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 The school might be dissatisfied with the team’s performance, believe the players no longer listen to the coach, or maybe there’s a falling out between the coach and the athletic director. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025 Perhaps the most recent and high-profile is the infamous falling out between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family. —

Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025 The two men became friends, or at least acquaintances, in the late 1980s and had a falling out in 2004. —

W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025

Verb

Oakland's housing market is seeing some of the steepest price declines in the country, with home values falling sharply as sellers, buyers and real estate agents navigate a difficult market. —

Kenny Choi, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Despite this spark of hope, by his teens, Ian’s dreams of becoming a soccer player are falling apart as rejection, oppression and his own internal rage take their toll. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 May 2026 However, many borrowers are falling behind on their payments, with more than 10% of student loan balances now past due, nearing pre-pandemic levels, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said. —

Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 12 May 2026 The Hondius was now in a different kind of storm—an ordeal reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with passengers mysteriously falling ill, health workers wearing hazmat suits, and governments imposing quarantines. —

Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris. —

Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026 Breaking down the quarterly results by region, North America sales continued to decline, falling 7 percent to $641 million in the period, while international revenue increased 10 percent to $539 million. —

Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 Bishop Moore junior Lucas Magro went 2-1 in the individual singles bracket and took the top seed, William Freshwater of Barron Collier, to a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 6-1, (10-3). —

Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 Priced in, priced out The early 1990s, by contrast, were a time of falling and then stagnant home prices. —

Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling

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While the design here is emphatically traditional, a dose of modern whimsy comes through with a dangling, multi-floor chandelier loosely inspired by jellyfish.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025