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fell

[fel] / fɛl /
VERB
chop down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble
STRONG
cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder
WEAK
blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
raise
STRONG
aid assist build combine construct help join unite
WEAK
erect

Example Sentences

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Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Jasmine Campos and Aaliyah Zamano had RBI hits for the Conquerors, who fell to 14-8.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In recent years, about 60% of the accommodations the state granted fell into that category, while 32% were for physical disabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The coldest Easter Sunday on record was in 2014 when temperatures at Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -12.5C.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then I went to walk away, and he fell into step with me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.