drops off

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diminish dwindle fall away fall off lessen sag slacken

WEAK

decline slide slip slump

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase tighten

WEAK

awake go up receive rise take away wake

VERB

deliver

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit give hand over leave let off present set down unload

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

VERB

fall asleep

Synonyms

WEAK

catnap doze doze off drowse have forty winks nod nod off snooze

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

Example Sentences

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Although the location of the boundary is now clear, the reason star formation drops off at this distance remains uncertain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The friend who drops off a portion of whatever you were making for dinner anyway.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

He drops off Miriam at her university in Pittsburgh and then, instead of turning back to Amy, keeps driving west, either to escape or to confront whatever his future will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

He drops off a passenger on Palisades Drive and drives toward Skull Rock Trailhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

The bottom of the plank gives way and drops off, leaving a small coyote-sized hole in the wooden wall.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz