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 Once the iPhone came out in 2007, that percentage began to dip, and iPod sales fell off a cliff by 2010. — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 The previous week’s top show, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, fell off by 44 percent to 600 million viewing minutes for Netflix. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the South Metro Fire Department responded to Clement Park on Saturday when a man fell off a golf cart and was injured. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Orlando Arcia was an All-Star there in 2023, but his offensive production fell off dramatically in 2024 and he was released in 2025. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Schumacher and his next Ferrari teammate, Rubens Barrichello, fell off the road in all-red unison during a shower in the 2001 race. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The posts appear every 20 minutes, no author shows up twice, yesterday's topics include pet insurance and industrial valves and the search traffic fell off a cliff a year ago. — Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Official production fell off to almost nothing after the war, which isn't surprising, since there might have been as many as a million floating about with many never issued. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement traced him via a license plate that fell off of his vehicle at the scene, then using cell phone tracking and license plate reader cameras. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off

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Where the Duo has curved edges and a distinct D-like appearance, the Z Fold 8 is strictly rectangular with sharp edges all around.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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The hardware is rounded out by a 13-MP forward camera, four microphones, and two downward-facing speakers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
Anja Rubik Rubik rounded out the quartet with warm-toned blush and a darker brown lid, paired with eyeliner that rimmed her upper and lower waterlines.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026