fall down

The phrase “fall down” has 2 syllables: fall down

It's pronounced as /fɔl daʊn/


What is synonym and antonym for fall down?

In the thesaurus, “fall down” has 173 synonyms and 42 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for fall down

  • ball up
  • belly up
  • bend
  • blow
  • blunder
  • bobble
  • boggle
  • bollix
  • bomb
  • boot
  • break
  • bumble
  • bungle
  • butcher
  • careen
  • cast about
  • cave in
  • choke
  • collapse
  • come apart at the seams
  • come by
  • come over
  • conk out
  • crack up
  • crash
  • crater
  • crumble
  • crumple
  • dangle
  • decline
  • deflate
  • depress
  • diminish
  • disintegrate
  • distort
  • droop
  • drop
  • drop by
  • drop in
  • drop the ball
  • err
  • exhaust
  • fade
  • fail
  • faint
  • fall
  • fall by
  • fall in
  • falter
  • flag
  • flake out
  • flame out
  • flop
  • flounder
  • flub
  • flummox
  • flunk
  • fold
  • fold up
  • foul up
  • founder
  • fumble
  • give
  • give in
  • give out
  • give way
  • go
  • go at backwards
  • go to pieces
  • go under
  • goof up
  • grope
  • gum up
  • hesitate
  • hit
  • implode
  • keel over
  • labor
  • languish
  • lean
  • let down
  • limp
  • loll
  • look in on
  • look up
  • lop
  • lose balance
  • louse up
  • lumber
  • lurch
  • make a mess of
  • make a muck of
  • mar
  • mend
  • mess
  • mess up
  • misapply
  • miscalculate
  • miscarry
  • miscompute
  • misconjectu
  • misconjecture
  • misconstrue
  • misfire
  • mishandle
  • misjudge
  • mismanage
  • miss
  • muck up
  • muddle
  • muff
  • mutilate
  • patch
  • pitch
  • play
  • plunge
  • pop in
  • pratfall
  • pull a boner
  • reel
  • ruin
  • run-in
  • sag
  • screw up
  • see
  • self-destruct
  • settle
  • shatter
  • shuffle
  • sink
  • skid
  • sling
  • slip
  • slip up
  • slouch
  • slump
  • snafu
  • spoil
  • stammer
  • stop by
  • stop in
  • strike out
  • strive
  • struggle
  • stumble
  • subside
  • succumb
  • suspend
  • swing
  • swing by
  • thrash
  • tilt
  • tire
  • toil
  • topple
  • toss
  • totter
  • travail
  • trip
  • trip up
  • tumble
  • wallow
  • wane
  • wash out
  • waver
  • weaken
  • weary
  • wilt
  • wither
  • wobble
  • work at
  • wreck
  • yield

Antonyms for fall down

  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • activate
  • ascend
  • bloom
  • break
  • build
  • catch on
  • click
  • come off
  • continue
  • correct
  • create
  • deliver
  • do well
  • energize
  • fix
  • flourish
  • go
  • go over
  • grow
  • help
  • idle
  • increase
  • inflate
  • invigorate
  • laze
  • lose
  • mend
  • overlook
  • pan out
  • prosper
  • refresh
  • repair
  • rise
  • straighten
  • straighten up
  • strengthen
  • succeed
  • thrive
  • withhold
  • work out

Meanings of fall down

  • verb
    1. To fall to the ground. To collapse.
    2. To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
    3. To fail.

Example Sentences

  • The old shelf finally gave way and made everything fall down in a loud crash.
  • As the hikers descended the steep slope, they had to be cautious not to fall down.
  • The sudden gust of wind caused the fragile flower pots to fall down from the windowsill.
  • In times of adversity, it's important to get back up when you fall down and keep moving forward.
  • The worn-out staircase creaked ominously as they cautiously made their way down, fearing it might fall down at any moment.

On this page you'll find 215 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fall down, such as: accomplish, achieve, activate, ascend, ball up, belly up, bend.

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fall flat

  • abort
  • back wrong horse
  • backfire
  • backslide
  • baffle
  • balk
  • be defeated
  • be demoted
  • be found lacking
  • be in vain
  • be ruined
  • bite the dust
  • blunder
  • bomb
  • break down
  • bring to naught
  • bump
  • bungle
  • bust
  • cast down
  • chagrin
  • circumvent
  • close
  • collapse
  • collide
  • come a cropper
  • come apart
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  • come to naught
  • come to nothing
  • come up empty
  • crash
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  • crater
  • crumble
  • dash
  • dash hopes
  • deceive
  • decline
  • delude
  • deteriorate
  • die
  • die on the vine
  • disconcert
  • disenchant
  • disgruntle
  • dishearten
  • disillusion
  • dissatisfy
  • ditch
  • dive
  • drive into
  • drop
  • dumbfound
  • embitter
  • explode
  • fail
  • fall
  • fall down on
  • fall headlong
  • fall prostrate
  • fall short
  • fall short of
  • fall through
  • fizz out
  • fizzle
  • fizzle out
  • flame out
  • flop
  • flounder
  • flummox
  • flunk
  • foil
  • fold
  • founder
  • give way
  • go astray
  • go down
  • go down swinging
  • go downhill
  • go in
  • go under
  • go up in smoke
  • go wrong
  • hamper
  • hinder
  • hit bottom
  • hit the skids
  • hurtle
  • implode
  • lay an egg
  • leave in the lurch
  • let down
  • lose control
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  • lose status
  • lurch
  • meet
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  • miscarry
  • misfire
  • mislead
  • miss
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  • miss the boat
  • miss the mark
  • not show
  • overbalance
  • overturn
  • pancake
  • peter out
  • pitch
  • play into
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  • plunge
  • poop out
  • prang
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  • ruin prospects
  • run aground
  • self-destruct
  • sink
  • skid
  • slip
  • slump
  • smash
  • splash down
  • sprawl
  • stall
  • stand up
  • strike out
  • struggle
  • tank
  • tease
  • thwart
  • topple
  • torment
  • tumble
  • turn out badly
  • underwhelm
  • upset
  • vex
  • wane
  • wash out
  • washout

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