dropped off

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diminish dwindle fall away fall off lessen sag slacken

WEAK

decline slide slip slump

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase tighten

WEAK

awake go up receive rise take away wake

VERB

deliver

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit give hand over leave let off present set down unload

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

VERB

fall asleep

Synonyms

WEAK

catnap doze doze off drowse have forty winks nod nod off snooze

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

Example Sentences

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"I would say I had a good half season - the first half - and dropped off a bit then struggled to find my place in the team," Foden said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In a twinkling, the report gets disappeared from public view and public comment as completely as if it had been dropped off the end of the Santa Monica Pier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Tracking data showed that at least two vessels travelled in and out of the Gulf unimpeded having either dropped off or picked up food at Iranian ports.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

For more complicated returns, you might have dropped off your paperwork and come back later to sign, but you still would have had some face time with the preparer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

After replacing the orange cap over the needle, I dropped the used syringe into a dedicated recycle bin that would be dropped off at the vet when full.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas