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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

If GDP falls for two quarters in a row, that is known as a recession.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

The actress plays a professor who falls for a new faculty member as her husband becomes mired in scandal in this shaky eight-part series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The beginning of our relationship would play out like the end of every good teen movie where the popular guy falls for the nerdy girl.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi