Synonyms of falls away

falls away

verb

present tense third-person singular of fall away

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreases
• diminishes
• subsides
• falls
• tapers off
• declines
• dies (away or down or out)
• drops (off)
• drains (away)
• eases
• vanishes
• shrinks
• ebbs
• moderates
• phases down
• lets up
• wanes
• tapers
• palls
• rachets (down)
• dwindles
• ratchets (down)
• recedes
• weakens
• lessens
• lowers
• melts (away)
• remits
• fades (away)
• relents
• evaporates
• tails (off)
• slows (down)
• abates
• peters (out)
• de-escalates
• gives out
• collapses
• contracts
• compresses
• fritters (away)
• alleviates
• constricts
• condenses
• slackens
• relaxes
• sinks
• flags
• caves (in)
• deflates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• rises
• builds
• grows
• mushrooms
• picks up
• expands
• intensifies
• accumulates
• appears
• swells
• soars
• mounts
• escalates
• enlarges
• emerges
• waxes
• shows up
• snowballs
• blows up
• burgeons
• balloons
• lengthens
• elongates
• distends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falls away

Once inside The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, entered via Pearson Street, the Mag Mile bustle falls away, replaced by a glassy aerie with views of the John Hancock Center. — Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

For Bebe Rexha, her new album Dirty Blonde is built in that shift—where structure falls away and instinct takes over. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

The public is getting its first look as the scaffolding falls away, revealing a hub for art, science, health and entertainment, including concerts and sporting events that will be broadcast in a large format on the exterior of the alumni center. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

For one night, all of the stratification of the music world falls away. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

While the service module falls away to burn up on re-entry over the Pacific, Orion’s crew module will begin its direct path at 400,000 feet altitude, about 1,900 miles shy of its splashdown site . — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

As the song churns on, the focus narrows in on West until everything else falls away. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026

Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the distance, with green hills beyond. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026

Perusing the peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie recipe that Khoury has given Vogue from his book (yes, the one Nigella Lawson loves), any cynicism falls away. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025