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falling-off

ADJECTIVE

dull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring flat lifeless listless placid quiet slow sluggish tight

STRONG

accustomed depressed even slack still yawn

WEAK

apathetic blah dead draggy inactive inert languid monotonous regular routine sitting tight slothful stagnant stolid torpid unexciting unresponsive usual without incident

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active agitated alert energetic lively spirited

WEAK

bright clear eventful exciting intelligent interesting keen knifelike light luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty

NOUN

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening

STRONG

abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility skids wane waning worsening

WEAK

fall-off on the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise success

STRONG

accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade

WEAK

betterment

NOUN

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contraction cutback decline discount downturn loss reduction shrinkage

STRONG

abatement compression condensation constriction declining depression diminution dwindling ebb markdown subsidence waning

WEAK

decrescence striction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enlargement increase rise

STRONG

markup

WEAK

addition development expansion growth raise

NOUN

dropoff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deterioration downslide downturn falloff

WEAK

decrease descent dip dive downfall downswing drop fall nosedive plunge skid slide slump tumble

NOUN

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease dip drop plunge recession reduction slump spill

STRONG

abatement cut declivity diminution dive downgrade dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet pratfall slant slip slope tumble

WEAK

belly flop downward slope nosedive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascent rise

WEAK

climb

NOUN

nosedive

Synonyms

STRONG

abatement cut decline declivity decrease descent diminution dip dive downgrade downswing downturn drop drop-off dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet plunge pratfall recession reduction skid slant slide slip slope slump spill tumble

WEAK

belly flop downslide downtrend downward slope nose dive

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent development enlargement evenness expansion growth improvement incline increase level perfection rise success upgrade

NOUN

slump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

STRONG

blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

WEAK

bad period bad times blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off hard times rainy days the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascent increase rise

STRONG

blessing boon happiness success

Example Sentences

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Long-simmered to a tender, falling-off the-bone state, this braised chicken is fragrant with smoky paprika and cumin.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

"We did have significant increase in books that were being ordered during lockdown, and we haven't found it falling-off since, we have an awful lot of people that read a lot," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021

Season 2 represents a falling-off from the pulpy highs of Season 1, however, at least in the early episodes.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2016

The Warwick Commission earlier this year found a marked falling-off in cultural education in schools.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2015

The Chestertonian decadence was not even an all-round falling-off.

From G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by West, Julius

falling-off

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