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

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Recent Examples of falling off And that roads budget included the funding to take care of the existing roads, which would have been devastating ecologically and socially, because if these roads keep falling off the hillsides, then people can’t use them. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 There are also large slip-on shoes that go over work boots to keep the dirt from falling off to the floor. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Pranks and slapstick, such as people falling off horses, cracked him up. — John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Milbrandt advises homeowners to look for trunk bark falling off or lifted soil around the base, both of which can be signs of trunk damage. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026 On our last tour, Charlotte’s feathers were falling off of her robe and Hendrix kept following her trying to put them back on. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 July 2026 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 Examples of Synonyms for falling off

curving

Verb

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The designer’s signature heeled shoes, first introduced in 1959, feature a distinctive inward-curving heel, and comes in four styles, including pumps, slingback heels, boots, and cuissardes.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026