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falls for

VERB

become infatuated with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

succumb

WEAK

desire fall in love with flip over go head over heels lose one's head over

Antonyms

WEAK

repulse

Example Sentences

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Somewhere between Rue and Cassie on the desperation scale sits Elle Fanning’s Margo Millet, an eager community college student whose money troubles start when she falls for one of the oldest tricks in the book.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Among Wonder Project’s recent shows is “It’s Not Like That,” a romance starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor who falls for a divorced woman played by Erinn Hayes.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Read on: Apple’s stock falls for the eighth straight day.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Elsewhere, falls for AI-related companies hold the French CAC to par as STMicroelectronics drops 2.7%, while the Dutch AEX sheds 0.6% on losses for its microchip-related manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Theo visits the family every week, and just as Vincent had done, he falls for one of the Haanebeek daughters—Caroline’s younger sister, Annet.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman