FELL OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

fell out

verb

past tense of fall out

as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

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as in proved

to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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Recent Examples of fell out Similarly, Mace fell out with the president after the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, with the congresswoman saying his legacy had been wiped out and that he should be held accountable for the attack. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 The prior week’s top two shows, Below and Carrie, both fell out of the overall top 10 in their third weeks but remained on the original series chart. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026 The heartbroken dad wasn’t home when the child fell out the window. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026 Kaye fell out with New Line Cinema and Norton over the edit, and the version that reached theaters, which Norton had a hand in cutting, ran longer than Kaye’s original 95-minute cut. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026 The technicians managed to escape the vehicle but fell out of contact and haven’t been heard from since. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 While Raczkowski and Reaves spoke, a gun fell out of Reaves' shorts, officials said. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 He was cleared of that, but then fell out with a friend who had helped concoct his alibi in the libel case, and was charged with perjury. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026 Heintz fell out of her vehicle, and police said Royce Moser picked her up, put her in the hatch of her Jeep Cherokee and drove her to his mom's house in Beallsville. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell out

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The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror.

— Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Definition of bickered

Verb

The Rams showed life at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, and that ultimately proved enough for a 24-9 victory in front of 73,621.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
My joyride with the Pro R Boost proved this rig offers no better out-of-the-box performance experience for the money.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

Yet, Poindexter also argued the promises have not been lived up to.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
The veteran luxury executive was discussing the IFM’s 40th anniversary, and argued that its teaching across business, design and artisanal know-how makes the Paris fashion school unique — and uniquely powerful.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of argued

Verb

What’s so vexing about the futility is people had such high expectations for this team, which still has a lot of the players who fought through injuries and won 11 games in each of the past two seasons.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Missing three starters, Orlando didn’t back down, fought hard throughout the night and forced overtime inside Chase Center.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of fought

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The film’s drama, though, centers more on Nakamura and Ei, who joined forces to compose a series of hits in the 1960s but quarreled and parted as Nakamura spiraled into alcoholism.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Between these endpoints of hate and love came an hour-long C-SPAN broadcast, on November 30, 1993, in which the men quarrelled, teased, and fielded calls.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarreled

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Lang also clashed with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in March after organizing a protest outside the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Garbage cans were set alight as protesters and police clashed in several cities, according to Le Monde.

— Jack Sommers, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026