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falling away

NOUN
desertion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal
STRONG
abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking leaving perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal
WEAK
absconding castoff defecting departing disavowing going back on marooning recreancy running out on
Antonyms
STRONG
allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay
WEAK
aid assistance help staying

Example Sentences

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Cook said the first turn on the course, which Vonn was traversing when she got into trouble, is actually much steeper falling away from the skier than it looks on TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Has Mr. Gates experienced an epiphany, a falling away of scales?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Housing experts expect sales to increase over the next few months, ahead of the stamp duty changes, before falling away afterwards.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme on Friday, election expert Prof Sir John Curtice said the campaign had been "fractious", after a period when the party had seen its support falling away.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

The black wings cracked like thunder, and suddenly the scarlet sands were falling away beneath her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin