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 However, the forward could not replicate that form for the French club, and subsequently fell out of favour under Luis Enrique. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection. — David J. Neal july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 On July 29, 1982, the Salyut 6 space station fell out of space and safely burned up in Earth's atmosphere along the way. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 29 July 2026 The employee fell out of the moving train's door and was injured. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The war erupted in April 2023 after former allies Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fell out in a power struggle. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Birdsong entered spring training fighting for a spot on the Opening Day roster, but fell out of the competition early due to poor performance. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 At Ukrainian universities, Russian studies fell out of favor after Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026 A bit made funnier, but also scarier, when the magazines fell out. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell out

Verb

King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Definition of bickered

Verb

Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
The Front Range and mountains nearby once again proved the most popular places to hike 14ers with 152,400 hiker-use days (59%) spent on the 12 peaks closest to the metro area.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of proved

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Some opponents of the merger have argued that the deal will effectively consolidate all of March Madness under one corporate umbrella and ultimately harm competition for college sports rights.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s why the oil market may be underpricing that risk, argued Tompkins.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of argued

Verb

During his time in the Senate, Brattin was previously a member of the Conservative Caucus, which later rebranded as the Missouri Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-charging lawmakers that frequently quarreled with GOP leadership.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
In fact, Twain might well have quarreled with the whole premise of celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of quarreled

Verb

The two have repeatedly clashed over immigration, tariffs, taxes, crime, homelessness, wildfire recovery, transgender policies, and the role of the federal government, often trading barbs on social media and in public appearances.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
There was widespread chaos in Bni Nsar, the Moroccan town bordering the Spanish territory, where migrants clashed with police, throwing rocks and setting police vehicles ablaze, according to local media and rights groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026