FELL OFF Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

fell off

verb

past tense of fall off

as in curved

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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straightened

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Recent Examples of fell off Hitting her opening standing full twist, Blakely nearly fell off the beam on her acrobatic series but found her rhythm over the course of the routine. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The officer jumped the fence and shoved Manz so hard his hat fell off. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 About a year and 10 months later, the wheels finally fell off. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Leading 1-0 going into the bottom of the fifth, though, the wheels fell off against North Carolina. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 The writer-producer also shared that O’Hare got married and had a child as the years went on, and got treatment for his mental health issues, but later fell off his medication and off the grid. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Akoa Makani is a career 41 percent shooter from 3-point range and was been one of the better pick-and-roll defenders in the league last year before Phoenix’s defense fell off a cliff in 2026. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Troopers say a 10-year-old girl fell off a tube being pulled by a pontoon driven by 45-year-old Jonathan McGrew of Manton. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Vitello was not aware of the specifics regarding whether Bader fell off the scooter or was hit by an automobile. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off

Verb

In reality, the well may be drilled nearly 1 mile deep, and then curved by turning roughly 4 degrees every 100 feet.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
The frontier is curved, as existing resources are less efficient for some outputs than others.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

The dish is rounded out with buttermilk and sweet corn elements, including a crisp cornmeal sable and roasted corn white chocolate.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
And few nearby noticed when a man rounded the wall by the charging station and walked into the parking lot.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026