Synonyms of falling

falling 1 of 3

adjective

as in dangling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dangling
• suspended
• sinking
• pendant
• pendent
• dipping
• descending
• floppy
• slumping
• declining
• bowing
• hanging
• declined
• sagging
• limp
• nodding
• hung
• weeping
• drooping
• bowed
• stooping
• descendent
• inclining
• pendulous
• descendant
• droopy

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• upright
• rigid
• erect
• stiff
• elevated
• unbending
• inflexible
• raised
• upraised

• upright
• rigid
• erect
• stiff
• elevated
• unbending
• inflexible
• raised
• upraised

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falling

2 of 3

noun

as in weakening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• decay
• decline
• deterioration
• degradation
• devaluation
• downfall
• ebbing
• degeneration
• declination
• decaying
• degeneracy
• decadence
• downgrade
• relapse
• declension
• descent
• lapse
• backslide
• regression
• reversion
• retrogression
• regress

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• growth
• progress
• development
• evolution
• expansion
• progression
• improvement
• elaboration
• advancement
• perfection
• maturing
• betterment
• refinement
• maturation
• incubation
• ripening

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• growth
• progress
• development
• evolution
• expansion
• progression
• improvement
• elaboration
• advancement
• perfection
• maturing
• betterment
• refinement
• maturation
• incubation
• ripening

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falling

3 of 3

verb

present participle of fall

1

as in stumbling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• slipping
• tripping
• tumbling
• toppling
• collapsing
• sliding
• crashing
• skidding
• dropping
• plunging
• plopping
• plummeting
• crumpling
• precipitating
• plunking
• slumping (over)
• wiping out
• free-falling
• keeling
• plonking
• flumping
• nose-diving

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• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

2

as in succumbing

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbing
• surrendering
• submitting
• collapsing
• capitulating
• bowing
• giving (in)
• giving up
• buckling
• knuckling under
• relinquishing
• losing
• caving (in)
• conceding
• folding
• failing
• handing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standing
• fighting
• enduring
• opposing
• resisting
• withstanding
• winning
• overcoming
• beating
• defying
• prevailing
• bucking
• repelling
• conquering
• triumphing

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• standing
• fighting
• enduring
• opposing
• resisting
• withstanding
• winning
• overcoming
• beating
• defying
• prevailing
• bucking
• repelling
• conquering
• triumphing

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunging
• tumbling
• declining
• dipping
• dropping
• plummeting
• sinking
• descending
• skidding
• crashing
• decreasing
• lowering
• diving
• cratering
• retreating
• nose-diving
• diminishing
• subsiding
• drooping
• dying (down)
• dwindling
• waning
• ebbing
• lessening
• moderating
• receding
• tapering off
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• lifting
• arising
• soaring
• mounting
• spiking
• increasing
• growing
• building
• expanding
• accumulating
• swelling
• escalating
• upping
• intensifying
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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• rising
• ascending
• lifting
• arising
• soaring
• mounting
• spiking
• increasing
• growing
• building
• expanding
• accumulating
• swelling
• escalating
• upping
• intensifying
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• vanishing
• shrinking
• easing
• ebbing
• receding
• lowering
• dwindling
• waning
• dropping (off)
• tapering
• falling away
• dying (away or down or out)
• weakening
• evaporating
• moderating
• lessening
• draining (away)
• tapering off
• relenting
• ratcheting (down)
• collapsing
• remitting
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• abating
• palling
• phasing down
• compressing
• contracting
• melting (away)
• condensing
• de-escalating
• fading (away)
• sinking
• alleviating
• constricting
• slackening
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• giving out
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• flagging
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• increasing
• growing
• building
• soaring
• expanding
• accumulating
• mounting
• swelling
• escalating
• intensifying
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• emerging
• appearing
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• bourgeoning
• lengthening
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending

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• rising
• increasing
• growing
• building
• soaring
• expanding
• accumulating
• mounting
• swelling
• escalating
• intensifying
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• emerging
• appearing
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• bourgeoning
• lengthening
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending

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5

as in descending

to lead or extend downward

the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunging
• descending
• sinking
• dropping
• sloping
• leaning
• declining
• dipping
• tilting
• angling
• slanting
• tipping
• inclining
• reclining
• listing
• cocking
• heeling
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• climbing
• arising
• mounting
• uprising
• evening
• upturning
• flattening
• upsweeping
• straightening
• smoothing
• levelling
• planing
• leveling

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• rising
• ascending
• climbing
• arising
• mounting
• uprising
• evening
• upturning
• flattening
• upsweeping
• straightening
• smoothing
• levelling
• planing
• leveling

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6

as in losing

to undergo defeat

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• losing
• faltering
• throwing
• bowing out
• missing
• taking the count
• collapsing
• failing
• flopping
• forfeiting
• cracking (up)
• striking out
• flunking
• tanking
• folding
• foundering
• washing out
• bombing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevailing
• winning
• conquering
• succeeding
• triumphing
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering

• prevailing
• winning
• conquering
• succeeding
• triumphing
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering

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7

as in wandering

to commit an offense

even saints can fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wandering
• trespassing
• straying
• sinning
• offending
• transgressing
• erring
• breaking the law
• violating
• falling from grace
• breaching
• breaking
• lapsing
• infringing
• backsliding
• messing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justifying
• forgiving
• pardoning
• regretting
• repenting
• ruing

• justifying
• forgiving
• pardoning
• regretting
• repenting
• ruing

8

as in dying

to stop living

if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• perishing
• disappearing
• succumbing
• departing
• ending
• going
• expiring
• exiting
• fading
• dropping
• passing (on)
• checking out
• passing away
• buying it
• parting
• stepping out
• popping off
• kicking off
• croaking
• kicking in
• deceasing
• demising
• flatlining
• pegging out
• snuffing it
• buying the farm
• failing
• giving up the ghost
• kicking the bucket
• biting the dust
• conking (out)
• consuming
• drying up
• predeceasing

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• living
• breathing
• coming to
• being
• reviving
• lingering
• existing
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

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• living
• breathing
• coming to
• being
• reviving
• lingering
• existing
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

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