falling away

NOUN

desertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betrayal

STRONG

abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking leaving perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal

WEAK

absconding castoff defecting departing disavowing going back on marooning recreancy running out on

Antonyms

STRONG

allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay

WEAK

aid assistance help staying

Example Sentences

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Cook said the first turn on the course, which Vonn was traversing when she got into trouble, is actually much steeper falling away from the skier than it looks on TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

McIlroy's victory at the Masters came 14 years after he looked set to win at Augusta National, having led by four shots after three rounds in 2011 before falling away.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Has Mr. Gates experienced an epiphany, a falling away of scales?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"Everyone else is falling away and helping them," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

When he finished, Turner could feel again his father falling away from him.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

falling away

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