Synonyms for Fall
44 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Fall" (verb) include travel.
Verb
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
"The branch fell from the tree" "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
Broader
travel
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
"The temperature is going down" "The barometer is falling" "The curtain fell on the diva" "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Synonyms
descendgo downcome down
More specific
prolapserappelunhorseavalanchedivesetdeclineprecipitatesinkcrashfloptumbledropploppitch
Broader
travel
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
"fall into a trap" "She fell ill" "They fell out of favor" "Fall in love" "fall asleep" "fall prey to an imposter" "fall into a strange way of thinking" "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
More specific
dropfall in love
Broader
change state
come under, be classified or included
"fall into a category" "This comes under a new heading"
Synonyms
come
Broader
be
fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling" "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
Synonyms
precipitatecome down
More specific
rainspatsnowhailsleet
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
"We must stand or fall" "fall by the wayside"
Broader
fail
die, as in battle or in a hunt
"Many soldiers fell at Verdun" "Several deer have fallen to the same gun" "The shooting victim fell dead"
Broader
die
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
"Light fell on her face" "The sun shone on the fields" "The light struck the golden necklace" "A strange sound struck my ears"
Synonyms
shinestrike
Broader
happen
be captured
"The cities fell to the enemy"
Broader
yield
occur at a specified time or place
"Christmas falls on a Monday this year" "The accent falls on the first syllable"
Broader
happen
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper"
Synonyms
decreasediminishlessen
More specific
breakshrinktaperdrop offvanishease upweakenboil downshrivelabatedeflatedwindleremitde-escalatedepreciate
Broader
change magnitude
yield to temptation or sin
"Adam and Eve fell"
Broader
sin
lose office or power
"The government fell overnight" "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
Broader
leave office
to be given by assignment or distribution
"The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team" "The onus fell on us" "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
move in a specified direction
"The line of men fall forward"
Broader
travel
be due
"payments fall on the 1st of the month"
Broader
be
lose one's chastity
"a fallen woman"
to be given by right or inheritance
"The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
come into the possession of
"The house accrued to the oldest son"
Synonyms
accrue
Broader
change hands
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
"The task fell to me" "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
Synonyms
light
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister" "The land returned to the family" "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Synonyms
returnpassdevolve
Broader
change hands
slope downward
"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
Broader
slope
lose an upright position suddenly
"The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table" "Her hair fell across her forehead"
Synonyms
fall down
Broader
change posture
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
"She fell back in her chair" "He fell to his knees"
Broader
change posture
fall or flow in a certain way
"This dress hangs well" "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
Synonyms
hangflow
assume a disappointed or sad expression
"Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off" "his crest fell"
Broader
change
be cast down
"his eyes fell"
Broader
change
come out; issue
"silly phrases fell from her mouth"
Broader
issue
be born, used chiefly of lambs
"The lambs fell in the afternoon"
Broader
be born
begin vigorously
"The prisoners fell to work right away"
Broader
get down
go as if by falling
"Grief fell from our hearts"
Broader
disappear
come as if by falling
"Night fell" "Silence fell"
Synonyms
descendsettle
Broader
come
Antonyms
riseascendincrease
Noun
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
"in the fall of 1973"
Synonyms
autumn
Broader
season
a sudden drop from an upright position
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Synonyms
spilltumble
Broader
slip
the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
"women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
a downward slope or bend
Synonyms
descentdeclivitydeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope
Broader
slope
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
"a fall from virtue"
Broader
sin
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
Synonyms
downfall
Broader
weakening
a movement downward
"the rise and fall of the tides"
Broader
change of location
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
Synonyms
capitulationsurrender
Broader
loss
the time of day immediately following sunset
"he loved the twilight" "they finished before the fall of night"
Synonyms
twilightduskgloaminggloamnightfallevenfallcrepusculecrepuscle
Broader
hour
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Synonyms
pin
Broader
victory
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
Synonyms
drop
Broader
descentgravitation
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index" "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery" "a dip in prices" "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
Synonyms
dropdipfree fall
Broader
decrease
Antonyms
ascentrise
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