fall

The word “fall” has 1 syllable: fall

It's pronounced as /fɔːl/

What is synonym and antonym for fall?

In the thesaurus, “fall” has 305 synonyms and 138 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fall along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fall

abasement
abate
abatement
alleviate
angle
arrive
back down
backslide
basin
be casualty
be destroyed
be killed
be lost
be precipitated
be taken
become
befall
belly flop
bend
bite the dust
bomb
bottom
bow
bow out
breach
break
break down
break the law
breakdown
breakup
buckle
burnout
buy it
buy the farm
cant
capitulate
capitulation
cascade
cataract
cave in
chance
check out
chute
cock
collapse
come about
come to pass
comedown
compress
concede
condense
constrict
consume
contract
crash
crater
croak
crumbling
crumple
curtailment
cut
cutback
dark age
de-escalate
de-escalation
death
debasement
decadence
decay
decease
decimation
declension
declination
decline
declivity
decomposition
decrease
decrement
deduction
defeat
defer to
deflate
deflation
degeneracy
degeneration
degradation
demise
demolishment
demolition
dent
depart
depletion
depreciate
depreciation
depression
descend
descent
desolation
destruction
deterioration
devolution
die
diminish
diminishment
diminution
dip
disappear
disappointment
disaster
disgrace
disintegration
dissolution
dive
down
downfall
downgrade
downhill
downslide
downtrend
downturn
downward slope
drag
droop
drop
drop down
drop-off
dry up
dwindle
dwindling
ease
eat dirt
ebb
eclipse
end
err
evaporate
exit
expire
fade
fail
failure
fall away
fall from grace
fall to pieces
falling-off
falloff
falter
flag
flameout
flatline
flop
flume
flump
flunk
fold
fold up
forfeit
founder
free-fall
give in
give out
give up
give up the ghost
give way
go
go down
go under
gravitate
hand over
hang
hanging
havoc
header
heel
hit the dirt
hollow
humiliation
incline
infringe
keel
keel over
kick in
kick off
kick the bucket
knuckle under
land
lapse
lean
lessen
lessening
let up
lie down
list
lose
loss
lower
lowering
meltdown
mess up
miss
misstep
moderate
nadir
nose-dive
nosedive
obey
occur
offend
pall
part
pass away
pass into enemy hands
peg out
perish
phase down
pitch
plonk
plop
plummet
plummeting
plunge
plunk
pop off
pratfall
precipitate
predecease
recede
recession
recline
reduction
regress
relapse
relax
relent
relinquish
remit
resign
resignation
retreat
retrenchment
reversal
rotting
ruin
ruination
sag
setback
settle
shoot
shortening
shrink
shrinkage
shute
sin
sink
sinking
skid
slacken
slant
slide
slip
slope
slump
snuff it
spill
spin
spoiling
step out
step-down
stray
strike out
stumble
submit
subside
subtraction
succumb
sunset
surrender
take a header
take place
take the count
tank
taper
taper off
throw
tilt
tip
tip over
topple
totter
trail
transgress
trespass
trip
tumble
undoing
vanish
violate
wander
wane
wash out
waterfall
weaken
white water
wipe out
yield

Antonyms for fall

acclivity
accretion
accrual
accumulate
accumulation
addendum
addition
advance
advancement
aggrandizement
appear
arise
ascend
ascent
augmentation
balloon
be
beat
betterment
blossoming
blow up
boost
bourgeon
breathe
buck
build
burgeon
climb
come to
conquer
continuation
defy
develop
development
distend
elongate
emerge
endure
enhancement
enlarge
enlargement
escalate
even
evolution
exaltation
exist
expand
extend
extension
fight
flatten
flourish
flourishing
flower
flowering
forgive
gain
get up
glacis
go up
grade
gradient
grow
growth
headway
heightening
heyday
hill
improvement
inclination
incline
increase
increment
intensify
justify
lean
lengthen
level
lift
linger
live
mount
mushroom
oppose
overcome
overthrow
pardon
pick up
pitch
plane
prevail
prime
progress
progression
prosper
raise
rake
regret
renewal
repel
repent
resist
restoration
revitalization
revive
rise
rising
rue
scale
show up
smooth
snowball
soar
soaring
spike
stand
step-up
straighten
subsist
succeed
success
supplement
swell
thrive
tilt
triumph
up
upgrade
uphill
uprise
upsweep
upswing
uptick
uptrend
upturn
wax
win
withstand

Meanings of fall

noun
1. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
2. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
3. The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
4. A loss of greatness or status.
5. That which falls or cascades.
6. A crucial event or circumstance.
7. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
8. Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
9. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
10. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
11. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
12. The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
13. The chasing of a hunted whale.
verb
1. (heading) To be moved downwards.
2. To move downwards.
3. To happen, to change negatively.
4. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
5. To diminish; to lessen or lower.
6. To bring forth.
7. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
8. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
9. To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
10. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
11. To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
12. To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
13. To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
14. (of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).

Example Sentences

In autumn, the leaves fall from the trees, painting the ground with vibrant colors.
Be careful not to fall on the slippery ice during winter.
The stock market experienced a significant fall after the economic downturn.
As we climbed higher, we could feel the temperature fall rapidly.
She couldn't prevent her tears from starting to fall as she listened to the sad news.

On this page you'll find 443 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fall, such as: abasement, abate, abatement, acclivity, accretion, accrual, accumulate.

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