fall away

The phrase “fall away” has 3 syllables: fall a-way

It's pronounced as /fɔl əˈweɪ/

What is synonym and antonym for fall away?

In the thesaurus, “fall away” has 146 synonyms and 86 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for fall away

abate
abbreviate
abridge
absolve
alleviate
amnesty
backslide
bag
become smaller
bend
bow
cancel
cave in
clench
collapse
compress
condense
condone
confine
constrict
consume
contract
curtail
curve
dangle
de-escalate
decay
decline
decrease
defer
deflate
degenerate
delay
desist
deteriorate
die down
die out
diminish
dip
draw in
drop
drop off
dwindle
ease
ease off
ease up
ebb
edit
epitomize
evaporate
excuse
exonerate
fade away
fail
fall
fall back
fall farther behind
fall off
flag
flap
flop
flow back
forbear
forgive
give out
give way
go back
go out
grow less
halt
hang
hang down
hold off
hold up
intermit
languish
lapse
lean
lessen
let up
lose
lose ground
lower
melt
mitigate
moderate
modify
modulate
narrow
omit
pall
pardon
peter out
phase down
prorogue
purse
put off
recede
reduce
relapse
relax
release
relent
remit
repeal
reprieve
rescind
respite
retire
retreat
retrocede
retrogress
revert
roll back
run out of gas
sag
settle
shelve
shrink
shrivel
sink
slack
slacken
slide
slip
slump
soften
stay
subside
suspend
swag
syncopate
take in
taper
taper off
throw back
tighten
turn back
vanish
wane
waste
weaken
wilt
withdraw
wither
wrinkle

Antonyms for fall away

accumulate
accuse
add
advance
aggravate
allow
amplify
appear
approve
ascend
awake
balloon
blame
blow up
bourgeon
break off
build
bulge
burgeon
carry on
censure
charge
condemn
continue
develop
dilate
disagree
distend
draw up
elongate
emerge
encourage
enlarge
escalate
expand
extend
flourish
flow
forge
forward
free
give
go
go up
grow
hold
improve
incite
increase
incriminate
intensify
irritate
keep
leave alone
lengthen
let go
loose
loosen
magnify
mount
mushroom
open
permit
pick up
progress
prolong
punish
raise
receive
release
rise
save
sentence
show up
snowball
soar
spread
straighten
strengthen
stretch
swell
take away
tighten
wake
wax
worry

Meanings of fall away

verb
1. To cease to support a person or cause.
2. To diminish in size, weight, or intensity.
3. To perish; to vanish; to be lost.
4. To get worse.

Example Sentences

The cliffs eroded over time, causing chunks of rock to fall away into the sea below.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the shadows began to fall away, leaving the landscape bathed in darkness.
With determination and hard work, her fears started to fall away, replaced by a sense of confidence.
The initial excitement of the project began to fall away as unforeseen challenges arose.
When faced with adversity, true friends don't fall away, they stand by your side.

On this page you'll find 232 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fall away, such as: abate, abbreviate, abridge, absolve, accumulate, accuse, add.

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