All fall synonyms
fall
F f verb fall
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- die β When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- become β If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned.
- occur β to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
- take place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- wane β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- lessen β to become less.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- buckle β A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- backslide β to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- totter β to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness.
- topple β to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
noun fall
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- disaster β a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- spill β to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- recession β a return of ownership to a former possessor.
- reduction β the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- breakdown β The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- death β Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
- humiliation β an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- degradation β You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
- abasement β to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- capitulation β the act of capitulating
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- resignation β the act of resigning.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.