DICTOMETER

FALLING

(fall, falling, baja, caer, caerse, caso, caída, decrecer, otoñada, dette, falle, høst, minke, nedgang, redusere, styrt)

1. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
   Examples:
   • The branch fell from the tree
   • The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
   Antonyms:
   rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Descend
   • Fall
   • Go down
   • Come down
   Definitions:
   • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   Examples:
   • The temperature is going down
   • The barometer is falling
   • The curtain fell on the diva
   • Her hand went up and then fell again
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   • Come
   Definitions:
   • come under, be classified or included
   Examples:
   • Fall into a category
   • This comes under a new heading
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Precipitate
   • Come down
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • fall from clouds
   Examples:
   • Rain, snow and sleet were falling
   • Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
   Examples:
   • We must stand or fall
   • Fall by the wayside
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • die, as in battle or in a hunt
   Examples:
   • Many soldiers fell at Verdun
   • Several deer have fallen to the same gun
   • The shooting victim fell dead
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   • Shine
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
   Examples:
   • Light fell on her face
   • The sun shone on the fields
   • The light struck the golden necklace
   • A strange sound struck my ears
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • be captured
   Examples:
   • The cities fell to the enemy
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • occur at a specified time or place
    Examples:
    • Christmas falls on a Monday this year
    • The accent falls on the first syllable
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Decrease
    • Diminish
    • Lessen
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • decrease in size, extent, or range
    Examples:
    • 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
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • yield to temptation or sin
    Examples:
    • Adam and Eve fell
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • lose office or power
    Examples:
    • The government fell overnight
    • The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • to be given by assignment or distribution
    Examples:
    • 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
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • move in a specified direction
    Examples:
    • The line of men fall forward
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • be due
    Examples:
    • Payments fall on the 1st of the month
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • lose one's chastity
    Examples:
    • A fallen woman
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • to be given by right or inheritance
    Examples:
    • The estate fell to the oldest daughter
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Accrue
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • come into the possession of
    Examples:
    • The house accrued to the oldest son
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    • Light
    Definitions:
    • fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    Examples:
    • The task fell to me
    • It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    • Return
    • Pass
    • Devolve
    Definitions:
    • be inherited by
    Examples:
    • 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
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • slope downward
    Examples:
    • The hills around here fall towards the ocean
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    • Fall down
    Definitions:
    • lose an upright position suddenly
    Examples:
    • The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
    • Her hair fell across her forehead
    
    
24. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    Examples:
    • She fell back in her chair
    • He fell to his knees
    
    
25. Synonyms:
    • Hang
    • Fall
    • Flow
    Definitions:
    • fall or flow in a certain way
    Examples:
    • This dress hangs well
    • Her long black hair flowed down her back
    
    
26. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • assume a disappointed or sad expression
    Examples:
    • Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
    • His crest fell
    
    
27. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • be cast down
    Examples:
    • His eyes fell
    
    
28. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • come out
    • issue
    Examples:
    • Silly phrases fell from her mouth
    
    
29. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • be born, used chiefly of lambs
    Examples:
    • The lambs fell in the afternoon
    
    
30. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • begin vigorously
    Examples:
    • The prisoners fell to work right away
    
    
31. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    Definitions:
    • go as if by falling
    Examples:
    • Grief fell from our hearts
    
    
32. Synonyms:
    • Fall
    • Descend
    • Settle
    Definitions:
    • come as if by falling
    Examples:
    • Night fell
    • Silence fell
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Falling
   Definitions:
   • decreasing in amount or degree
   Examples:
   • Falling temperature
   Antonyms:
   • Increasing
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Falling
   Definitions:
   • becoming lower or less in degree or value
   Examples:
   • A falling market
   • Falling incomes
   Antonyms:
   • RISING
   • improving, up
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Dropping
   • Falling
   Definitions:
   • coming down freely under the influence of gravity
   Examples:
   • The eerie whistle of dropping bombs
   • Falling rain
   Antonyms:
   • Ascending