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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

"Everyone else is falling away and helping them," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Housing experts predict the market will see the number of sales increase over the next few months, ahead of the stamp duty changes scheduled for April, before falling away afterwards.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

When I caught up to Emma she was standing near the plateau’s edge, gazing out at the countryside below, sloping green hills falling away to a distant plain.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

falling away

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