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 The employee fell out of the moving train's door and was injured. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The Lynx used the savings on what Howard makes relative to her production to sign another starting-level forward in Coffey, who fell out of the rotation with the Atlanta Dream. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 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 The Duke wing unexpectedly fell out of the first round and into the Timberwolves’ lap at the start of Round 2 on Wednesday, and Minnesota didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 Four adults and two children fell out of their raft, but firefighters found them and made sure the floaters returned safely to shore, Melink said in an email. — Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026

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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

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His goal proved especially important when Minnesota’s Devin Padelford was left unmarked on a set piece and scored on a header in the 75th minute.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of proved

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In a letter obtained by TMZ, Hostin argued her son mistakenly entered the property while jogging after spotting what appeared to be a gravel incline suitable for hill training.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Backstage, Danhausen, Hendry and the Judgment Day argued over the money with Adam Pearce trying to keep the peace.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of argued

Verb

What began in 2017 as a record label and music publishing company that represents some of the hottest names in rap, like Sheck Wes and Don Toliver, has evolved into a veritable ecosystem around Scott’s artistic and commercial endeavors.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026
And just as mobile phone use evolved in Africa in different ways from other parts of the world, spawning earlier and more prolific adoption of digital payments, AI use and deployment will differ.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of evolved

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When their personalities and policies clashed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided one of them had to go as part of a wider government reshuffle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Rome — Around 300 protesters clashed with riot police in Venice on Friday evening over the arrival of US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta’s $450 million mega yacht Boardwalk during the city’s annual Redentore (Redeemer) festival, police said.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026