Synonymes et antonymes de fall en anglais

fall

These are words and phrases related to fall. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, allez à la définition de fall.

TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS

Unemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year.

Synonymes et exemples

decrease
The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
lessen
A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
lower
They've just lowered the age at which you can join.
reduce
They've just reduced the price.
bring down
They are bringing down their prices.
drop
Stock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
go down
Prices always go down in January.
come down
Has her fever come down at all?
plummet
Temperatures last night plummeted.
plunge
Temperatures last night plunged below zero.
crash
After bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed.
crater
mainly US
An excess of supply is going to crater the entire market.
dwindle
The number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200.
decline
The number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years.
shrink
Forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago.
contract
As the metal cools, it contracts.

Antonyme et exemple

increase
I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day.
Apprendre plus
When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

THE FACT OF GETTING SMALLER OR BECOMING LESS

A fall in the price of petrol is unlikely.

Synonymes et exemples

decrease
There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.
fall-off
There's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke.
falling-off
There has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth.
drop
We are expecting a sharp drop in temperatures overnight.
decline
A decline in profits is to be expected in this economic climate.
nosedive
Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive.
reduction
The company announced a 10 per cent wage reduction in response to poor earnings.
downturn
The economic downturn is likely to continue.
downswing
Banks took action to counter the downswing in manufacturing.

Antonyms and examples

increase
There has been an increase in noise complaints since the building started.
rise
There has been a sharp rise in home sales this month.
upturn
Some sectors of the economy have seen a sharp upturn.
upswing
Production is on the upswing after a stagnant third quarter.
Apprendre plus
When something decreases, it becomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describes the fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

TO GO DOWN ONTO THE GROUND SUDDENLY

She slipped and fell.

Synonymes et exemples

drop
Several apples dropped from the tree.
collapse
Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
crumple
He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
tumble
A huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
plunge
Four of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
plummet
The car went out of control and plummeted over the cliff.
stumble
The waiter stumbled and dumped the food in my lap.
trip
She tripped over a crack in the pavement and broke her wrist.
Apprendre plus
If someone or something falls, they go down onto the ground suddenly without intending to or by accident.
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fall | American Thesaurus

fall

verb
These are words and phrases related to fall. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, allez à la définition de fall.
The apple fell from the tree. He fell down the stairs.
Her dress falls in pleats from the waist.
How many innocents have fallen and become hardened sinners!.

fall

noun
The net broke the tightrope walker's fall.

Antonyms

We could see the spray from the falls downriver.
The leaves are always colorful in the fall.
The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment.
Synonyms for fall from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move or think

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