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drop

[drop] / drɒp /
NOUN
single globule of liquid; small amount of anything
Synonyms
STRONG
bead bit bubble crumb dab dash dewdrop driblet drip droplet iota molecule morsel nip ounce particle pearl pinch sip smidgen speck splash spot taste tear teardrop trace trickle
Antonyms
STRONG
glob lot
WEAK
mound
NOUN
steep decline; hole
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dip fall plunge tumble
STRONG
abyss chasm declivity deepness depth descent precipice slope
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascent increase rise
NOUN
decrease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut decline deterioration dip downturn fall reduction slide slump tumble
STRONG
descent downfall downswing landslide lapse lowering precipitation sag slip upset
WEAK
downslide downtrend fall-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascent betterment improvement increase rise
VERB
fall in globules
Synonyms
STRONG
bead bleed distill drain dribble drip emanate hail leak ooze percolate precipitate seep snow splash trickle
Antonyms
WEAK
deluge downpour flood pour
VERB
let go of; fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon collapse decline dive dump fell give up go down knock lower plummet plunge release shed shoot sink slide slip slump tumble
STRONG
depress descend duck floor flop ground loosen pitch plump relinquish topple unload
WEAK
bring down cave in keel over nose-dive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up hold keep maintain raise rise
WEAK
mount take up
VERB
abandon; ignore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel end give up leave lose stop
STRONG
abort adios cease desert discontinue dismiss disown ditch divorce forfeit forsake interrupt jilt kick quit reject relinquish remit renounce repudiate resign sacrifice scratch scrub separate shake terminate
WEAK
be alienated from break with call off cast off dust off eighty-six forget about have done with part from part with throw over wash out waste one wipe out write off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue keep maintain start
STRONG
hold
WEAK
pursue take up

Example Sentences

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In cities where it was fully visible, people appeared to pause their usual routines, creating a measurable drop in human generated vibrations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Milei’s approval rating fell to 36.4% at the end of March, a 10-percentage-point drop from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But Wireless was forced to drop him after the UK government blocked his visa, eventually cancelling the entire festival.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

So traders can find hundreds of stocks in the index, and more in other indexes, that will drop from here.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

And so was I, mostly because moving up that late in the year meant that no matter how badly I did, there wouldn’t be enough time to drop me back down again.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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