FALLING OFF Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

falling off

verb

present participle of fall off

as in curving

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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straightening

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of falling off The exceptions are Indiana, USC (because of the Notre Dame series falling off), Penn State and Nebraska (which canceled a series with Tennessee). — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The retailer has received 23 reports of the pearls falling off, but no injuries have been reported, per the agency. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Target has received 23 reports of pearls falling off the sandals. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Recent emergencies have included animals falling off a boat, lacerations from dog fights on the beach, clamshell ingestion, sand impaction, which can cause obstructions in the digestive system, and of course Lyme disease. — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The truck owner grabbed onto the passenger’s side door to try and stop the theft, but was dragged at least a half-block before falling off and suffering numerous cuts and bruises. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 Payne died at the age of 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after falling off a balcony from a hotel’s third floor. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 May 2026 Ten piglets were rescued from a roadway in rural Lee County, Illinois, after falling off a truck on Thursday morning. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 May 2026 My frustration arose in the smaller tasks, a few dishes here, day-old coffee in the pot there, a small stack of mail on the countertop, dead leaves falling off a plant, and more. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling off

curving

Verb

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
Meanwhile, each middle finger is adorned with a curving calla lily.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 July 2026