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fall away

VERB
contract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consume decline decrease narrow reduce shrink weaken
STRONG
abate abbreviate abridge clench compress confine constrict curtail deflate dwindle ebb edit epitomize evaporate lessen lose omit purse recede shrivel subside syncopate tighten wane waste wither wrinkle
WEAK
become smaller draw in fall off grow less take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand grow increase raise strengthen
STRONG
add amplify blow up extend free lengthen let go loose loosen open prolong release rise save
WEAK
break off dilate disagree give spread stretch
VERB
drop off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diminish dwindle fall off lessen sag slacken
WEAK
decline slide slip slump
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend grow increase tighten
WEAK
awake go up receive rise take away wake
VERB
ebb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate degenerate deteriorate die down die out diminish dwindle ease off fall back lessen melt peter out recede shrink slacken wane weaken
STRONG
decay decrease drop fall flag languish moderate relent retire retreat sink withdraw
WEAK
fade away flow back go out let up retrocede
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend forge forward grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen
STRONG
advance ascend build flourish
WEAK
flow
VERB
lose ground
Synonyms
WEAK
fall farther behind run out of gas slump
VERB
regress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
degenerate deteriorate ebb fall back fall off recede revert
STRONG
backslide lapse relapse retreat retrogress sink
WEAK
go back lose ground roll back throw back turn back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop forge forward improve increase progress
STRONG
strengthen
WEAK
grow
VERB
remit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defer
STRONG
abate absolve alleviate amnesty cancel condone decrease delay desist diminish dwindle excuse exonerate forbear forgive halt intermit mitigate moderate modify modulate pardon prorogue reduce relax release repeal reprieve rescind respite shelve sink slack slacken soften stay suspend wane weaken
WEAK
ease up hold off hold up put off
Antonyms
STRONG
accuse advance aggravate allow approve blame carry on censure charge condemn continue develop enlarge expand extend go grow hold incite increase incriminate intensify irritate leave alone magnify permit prolong punish raise rise sentence strengthen worry
WEAK
encourage forge forward keep
VERB
sag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cave in dip drop off fall off languish sink slide slip slump wilt
STRONG
bag bend bow curve dangle decline drop fail fall flag flap flop hang lean settle swag
WEAK
give way hang down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend increase rise
STRONG
go up straighten
WEAK
bulge draw up tighten

Example Sentences

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But he said concerns usually fall away when they learn more about induction stoves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Few women choose to study computer science in the first place, then "once you get more senior, women fall away", Hall said.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

That is no longer true as EV demand cools, while sales-boosting incentives and government regulations fall away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

We’re being sold products that covertly encourage us to let elegance and the connections we forge with others through earnest vulnerability fall away.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

She was combing her hair, letting it fall away from her neck, first one way, then another, until the whole, head and hair, was sleek and shining.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya