Definitions

fall on

VERB

beset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedevil beleaguer besiege embarrass invade overrun perplex surround

STRONG

aggress assail attack badger bug circle compass dog encircle enclose encompass entangle environ girdle harass harry hassle infest nag nudge pester ride ring storm strike

WEAK

drive up the wall fall upon give a bad time give a hard time give one the business give the needle jump on one's case pick on put the squeeze on start in on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up explain leave alone please surrender

STRONG

aid assist exclude free help let go lose release support unloose

VERB

engage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

assail assault combat encounter launch strike

WEAK

do battle with give battle to join battle with take on

Antonyms

STRONG

retreat surrender

WEAK

banish break off break up cancel decline defuse discharge disconnect dismiss eject expel fire give up let go oust refuse reject release shun yield

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to meet with ought put up with rest with should think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

VERB

invade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach infect infest loot occupy overrun penetrate pillage plunder raid ravage storm violate

STRONG

access assail assault burglarize crash entrench foray infringe interfere maraud meddle overspread permeate pervade trespass

WEAK

burst in descend upon go in inroad make inroads muscle in overswarm swarm over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist give help protect receive surrender

WEAK

leave alone yield

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fall on

‘It’s an experience that a lot of caregivers have, where it tends to fall on one sibling’s shoulders.’

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Czech meteorologists believe a 2012 record temperature of 40.4C could be broken on Saturday, while Austrian forecasters believe the national record will fall on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

SpaceX shares closed at $156.11 with a nearly 1% gain on Tuesday, a slight recovery from a 16% fall on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The impact of these changes isn’t going to be evenly distributed—and could fall on families and workers who can least afford them.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

An oracle told him, however, that he would be able to see again if he went to the east and let the rays of the rising sun fall on his eyes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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