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Definitions

fall on

VERB
beset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bedevil beleaguer besiege embarrass invade overrun perplex surround
STRONG
aggress assail attack badger bug circle compass dog encircle enclose encompass entangle environ girdle harass harry hassle infest nag nudge pester ride ring storm strike
WEAK
drive up the wall fall upon give a bad time give a hard time give one the business give the needle jump on one's case pick on put the squeeze on start in on
Antonyms
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clarify clear up explain leave alone please surrender
STRONG
aid assist exclude free help let go lose release support unloose
VERB
engage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
face meet
STRONG
assail assault combat encounter launch strike
WEAK
do battle with give battle to join battle with take on
Antonyms
STRONG
retreat surrender
WEAK
banish break off break up cancel decline defuse discharge disconnect dismiss eject expel fire give up let go oust refuse reject release shun yield
VERB
have
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo
STRONG
entertain let must sustain tolerate
WEAK
be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to meet with ought put up with rest with should think about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject
STRONG
halt stop
WEAK
exclude want
VERB
invade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breach infect infest loot occupy overrun penetrate pillage plunder raid ravage storm violate
STRONG
access assail assault burglarize crash entrench foray infringe interfere maraud meddle overspread permeate pervade trespass
WEAK
burst in descend upon go in inroad make inroads muscle in overswarm swarm over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist give help protect receive surrender
WEAK
leave alone yield

Example Sentences

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But that responsibility of figuring out what’s truly safe and unsafe shouldn’t fall on the average consumer, Benesh emphasizes.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, meanwhile, said discussions with Washington would be “meaningless” if bombs continued to fall on Lebanon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The biggest immediate impact is likely to fall on the approximately 300 residents of Samoa, a town that sits on the tiny spit of land that protects the bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"Supporters naturally raise their concerns and they fall on deaf ears far too much," Concannon says.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The citadel was going to fall on the city.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor