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falloff

[fawl-awf, -of] / ˈfɔlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
dropoff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration downslide downturn falling-off
WEAK
decrease descent dip dive downfall downswing drop fall nosedive plunge skid slide slump tumble
NOUN
slowdown
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceleration decline delay downtrend downturn drop drop-off slackening stagnation strike
STRONG
arrest freeze inactivity retardation slack stoppage
WEAK
slow-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise
WEAK
breakthrough

Example Sentences

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This comes amid a falloff, unprecedented in recent history, in labor-force and job growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Driving the falloff is concerns about competition to U.S. wheat coming from South America, where Argentina and Brazil both have been receiving good rains to support their crops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Los Angeles’ production economy in particular has been roiled by a falloff in local filming and cost-cutting at major media companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Dunleavy first started to notice a falloff in business about a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Now that sanctions on Serbia have been suspended, the falloff in hard currency earnings from smuggling will aggravate unemployment problems.

From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency