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Fall

/fɔːl/

The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

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📖 Definitions of "Fall"

noun

1
The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
2
A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
3
The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
4
A loss of greatness or status.
"the fall of Rome"

verb

1
(heading) To be moved downwards.
2
To move downwards.
3
To happen, to change negatively.
4
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
"And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals."

🔄 Synonyms of "Fall"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
twilightnoun	The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
gloamingnoun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
dusknoun	The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
passverb	To change place.
returnnoun	(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
surrendernoun	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
dropnoun	(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
capitulationnoun	The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
tumbleverb	(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
nightfallnoun	The close of the day; the coming of night.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
evenfallnoun	(poetic) dusk, twilight
accrueverb	(intransitive) To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
shineverb	(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
comeverb	To move toward the speaker.
descendverb	Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
hangverb	(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
precipitatenoun	(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
downfallnoun	A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.

↔️ Antonyms of "Fall"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
ariseverb	(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
upgradeverb	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
ascendverb	(intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
ascentnoun	The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
climbverb	(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
acclivitynoun	(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
come upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
go upverb	(intransitive) To move upwards.
move upverb	(transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level.
ascensionnoun	The act of ascending; an ascent.
increasenoun	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fall"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
come downverb	(intransitive) To decrease.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
descendverb	Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
downfallnoun	A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
devolveverb	(especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
tumbleverb	(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
downslopenoun	Down a slope.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
lessenverb	(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
precipitatenoun	(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
go downverb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
passverb	To change place.
hangverb	(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
surrendernoun	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
spillnoun	(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
capitulationnoun	The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
comeverb	To move toward the speaker.