falling down

The phrase “falling down” has 3 syllables: fall-ing down

It's pronounced as /fɔː.lɪŋ daʊn/


What is synonym and antonym for falling down?

In the thesaurus, “falling down” has 45 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for falling down

  • battered
  • bombing
  • broken-down
  • choking
  • collapsing
  • cracking up
  • crashing
  • cratering
  • crumbling
  • decaying
  • declining
  • decrepit
  • deteriorated
  • dilapidated
  • failing
  • falling apart
  • flaming out
  • flopping
  • floundering
  • flunking
  • folding
  • foundering
  • going under
  • imploding
  • in disrepair
  • in ruins
  • languishing
  • miscarrying
  • misfiring
  • missing
  • overused
  • ramshackle
  • run-down
  • self-destructing
  • sinking
  • skidding
  • slipping
  • slumping
  • striking out
  • struggling
  • the worse for wear
  • used
  • waning
  • washing out
  • worn

Antonyms for falling down

  • catching on
  • clicking
  • coming off
  • delivering
  • flourishing
  • going
  • going over
  • panning out
  • prospering
  • succeeding
  • thriving
  • working out

Example Sentences

  • Falling down the stairs, she twisted her ankle.
  • The old building showed signs of falling down due to neglect.
  • Despite his efforts, he couldn't prevent the shelf from falling down.
  • The toddler's constant stumbling resulted in frequent falling down episodes.
  • With each step, the hiker felt a sense of accomplishment despite the fear of falling down the mountain.

On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to falling down, such as: battered, bombing, broken-down, catching on, choking, clicking, collapsing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

falling apart

  • addling
  • affecting
  • ardent
  • battered
  • bedraggled
  • breaking down
  • breaking up
  • breakup
  • broken-down
  • choking
  • collapse
  • contaminating
  • corrupting
  • cracking
  • crumbling
  • curdling
  • decay
  • decaying
  • decline
  • declining
  • decomposing
  • decrepit
  • defiling
  • degenerating
  • degeneration
  • descending
  • destruction
  • deteriorated
  • deteriorating
  • dilapidated
  • dilapidating
  • disintegrating
  • disturbed
  • ecstatic
  • emotive
  • enthusiastic
  • excitable
  • exciting
  • falling down
  • fanatical
  • feeling
  • fermenting
  • fervent
  • fervid
  • festering
  • fickle
  • fiery
  • fouling
  • going off the deep end
  • going to pieces
  • going to seed
  • heartwarming
  • heated
  • histrionic
  • histrionical
  • hot-blooded
  • hysterical
  • impassioned
  • impetuous
  • impulsive
  • in disrepair
  • in ruins
  • infirm
  • irrational
  • losing it
  • melting down
  • moldering
  • molding
  • mortifying
  • moving
  • neglected
  • nervous
  • old
  • overused
  • overwrought
  • passionate
  • pathetic
  • perishing
  • poignant
  • polluting
  • putrefying
  • ramshackle
  • responsive
  • rotting
  • roused
  • run down
  • run-down
  • running to seed
  • rusting
  • seedy
  • sensitive
  • sentient
  • sentimental
  • shabby
  • sinking
  • souring
  • spoiling
  • spontaneous
  • stirred
  • stirring
  • susceptible
  • tainting
  • tear-jerking
  • temperamental
  • tender
  • the worse for wear
  • threadbare
  • thrilling
  • touching
  • turning
  • turning off
  • unsound
  • used
  • warm
  • withering
  • worn
  • worsening
  • zealous

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