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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

Example Sentences

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And although the spotlight will naturally fall on a new generation of players, Ochoa represents a bridge between different eras of Mexican soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

It really makes clear that the responsibility for fixing a natural disaster is mostly going to fall on the states.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

"It shouldn't fall on just the ordinary person to have to try and figure out what's real and what isn't."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In Asia trading Friday, a dollar bought a little over 157 yen, strengthening slightly after a steep fall on Thursday, when the dollar slid by more than 2% against its Japanese counterpart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Tears fall on the counter as quickly as I can wipe them away.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

fall on

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