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fall


These are words and phrases related to fall. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fall.

TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS


Unemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year.

Synonyms and examples


decrease
The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
lessen
A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
lower
They've just lowered the age at which you can join.
reduce
They've just reduced the price.
bring down
They are bringing down their prices.
drop
Stock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
go down
Prices always go down in January.
come down
Has her fever come down at all?
plummet
Temperatures last night plummeted.
plunge
Temperatures last night plunged below zero.
crash
After bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed.
crater
mainly US
An excess of supply is going to crater the entire market.
dwindle
The number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200.
decline
The number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years.
shrink
Forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago.
contract
As the metal cools, it contracts.

Antonym and example


increase
I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day.
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fall-off
falling-off
nosedive
reduction
downturn
downswing
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When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

THE FACT OF GETTING SMALLER OR BECOMING LESS


A fall in the price of petrol is unlikely.

Synonyms and examples


decrease
There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.
fall-off
There's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke.
falling-off
There has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth.
drop
We are expecting a sharp drop in temperatures overnight.
decline
A decline in profits is to be expected in this economic climate.
nosedive
Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive.
reduction
The company announced a 10 per cent wage reduction in response to poor earnings.
downturn
The economic downturn is likely to continue.
downswing
Banks took action to counter the downswing in manufacturing.

Antonyms and examples


increase
There has been an increase in noise complaints since the building started.
rise
There has been a sharp rise in home sales this month.
upturn
Some sectors of the economy have seen a sharp upturn.
upswing
Production is on the upswing after a stagnant third quarter.
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lessen
lower
reduce
bring down
go down
come down
plummet
plunge
crash
crater
mainly US
dwindle
shrink
contract
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When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

TO GO DOWN ONTO THE GROUND SUDDENLY


She slipped and fell.

Synonyms and examples


drop
Several apples dropped from the tree.
collapse
Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
crumple
He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
tumble
A huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
plunge
Four of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
plummet
The car went out of control and plummeted over the cliff.
stumble
The waiter stumbled and dumped the food in my lap.
trip
She tripped over a crack in the pavement and broke her wrist.
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If someone or something falls, they go down onto the ground suddenly without intending to or by accident.

fall | American Thesaurus


fall


verb
These are words and phrases related to fall. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fall.
The apple fell from the tree. He fell down the stairs.

Synonyms


drop
drop down
tumble
plunge
topple
plop
crumple
come down suddenly
collapse
crash down

Antonyms


rise
climb
ascend
mount
soar
increase
The cost of meat finally fell.

Synonyms


decline
come down
become less
decrease
diminish
become lower
cheapen
depreciate

Antonyms


rise
climb
ascend
mount
soar
increase
Her dress falls in pleats from the waist.

Synonyms


extend down
hang down
slope
droop
cascade
descend
drop
On the third day of the attack, the town fell.

Synonyms


surrender
be captured
be overthrown
be defeated
be taken
pass into enemy hands
collapse
topple
capitulate
succumb
be destroyed
come to destruction
be wounded
be slain
perish
die

Antonyms


triumph
prevail
endure
hold out
survive
How many innocents have fallen and become hardened sinners!.

Synonyms


transgress
give in to temptation
succumb
go astray
lapse
sin
depart from rectitude
err
My birthday falls on Sunday.

Synonyms


occur
come to pass
happen
take place
come off
crop up
come around

fall


noun
The net broke the tightrope walker's fall.

Synonyms


plunge
descent
drop
falling
dropping
spill
tumble
slip
plummet

Antonyms


rise
ascent
Yesterday saw a sudden fall in stock prices.

Synonyms


drop
decline
lowering
sinking
diminution
decrease
reduction
slump
depreciation
ebb
subsidence
wane

Antonyms


rise
climb
increase
advance
appreciation
We could see the spray from the falls downriver.

Synonyms


waterfall
cascade
cataract
The leaves are always colorful in the fall.

Synonyms


autumn
Indian summer
harvest time
The play was about the fall of an honest man.

Synonyms


corruption
ruin
loss of innocence
deviation from virtue
slip
going astray
lapse into sin
surrender to temptation
subversion
disgrace
downfall
comedown
loss of eminence
debasement
The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment.

Synonyms


surrender
capitulation
overthrow
capture
downfall
collapse
defeat
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