Synonyms of falls off

falls off

verb

present tense third-person singular of fall off

as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course

the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• trends
• rounds
• sweeps
• bows
• turns
• arches
• bends
• wheels
• hooks
• winds
• loops
• swerves
• arcs
• circles
• curls
• crooks
• spirals
• curlicues
• coils
• veers
• deviates
• twists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falls off

How Long to Boil a Chicken For boiling or poaching a whole chicken or its pieces, cook until the meat easily falls off the bones. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026

Even though The Fool has forward momentum, like Plath, that momentum can lead to hesitancy — one step in the wrong direction, and The Fool falls off the cliff. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

The 240fps mode looks pretty good, but picture quality falls off a cliff at higher frame rates. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

When the share price goes off, falls off the cliff. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

But the quality falls off dramatically after that, with Scotland and Haiti both playing in a World Cup for the first time this century. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Over time, that shapes who advances, who stays and who falls off the path. — Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Like, if something falls off when Bad Bunny is on the red carpet. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 May 2026

The risk is that his game falls off a cliff, as David Booth’s did, but the five-year term helps mitigate that risk. — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 1 May 2026