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falling-off

ADJECTIVE
dull
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boring flat lifeless listless placid quiet slow sluggish tight
STRONG
accustomed depressed even slack still yawn
WEAK
apathetic blah dead draggy inactive inert languid monotonous regular routine sitting tight slothful stagnant stolid torpid unexciting unresponsive usual without incident
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active agitated alert energetic lively spirited
WEAK
bright clear eventful exciting intelligent interesting keen knifelike light luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty
NOUN
decline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening
STRONG
abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility skids wane waning worsening
WEAK
fall-off on the skids
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise success
STRONG
accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade
WEAK
betterment
NOUN
decrease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraction cutback decline discount downturn loss reduction shrinkage
STRONG
abatement compression condensation constriction declining depression diminution dwindling ebb markdown subsidence waning
WEAK
decrescence striction
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlargement increase rise
STRONG
markup
WEAK
addition development expansion growth raise
NOUN
dropoff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration downslide downturn falloff
WEAK
decrease descent dip dive downfall downswing drop fall nosedive plunge skid slide slump tumble
NOUN
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease dip drop plunge recession reduction slump spill
STRONG
abatement cut declivity diminution dive downgrade dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet pratfall slant slip slope tumble
WEAK
belly flop downward slope nosedive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascent rise
WEAK
climb
NOUN
nosedive
Synonyms
STRONG
abatement cut decline declivity decrease descent diminution dip dive downgrade downswing downturn drop drop-off dwindling ebb header incline lapse lessening plummet plunge pratfall recession reduction skid slant slide slip slope slump spill tumble
WEAK
belly flop downslide downtrend downward slope nose dive
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent development enlargement evenness expansion growth improvement incline increase level perfection rise success upgrade
NOUN
slump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation
STRONG
blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough
WEAK
bad period bad times blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off hard times rainy days the skids
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascent increase rise
STRONG
blessing boon happiness success

Example Sentences

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Someone whose identity is strictly about their career is more likely to feel as if retirement is “like falling off a cliff,” Mulqueen said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Alberto Carvalho is on paid administrative leave following an FBI raid on his San Pedro home and downtown L.A. office, Chernoff said it feels “like all the wheels are falling off the bus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This has coincided with Pep Guardiola's men falling off the pace in the Premier League title race and suffering a monumental shock at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“We’re seeing a slowdown in job gains, and employment has been choppy—but the labor market isn’t falling off a cliff,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist at payroll processor ADP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

There wasn’t anything to keep you from falling off, just your hands and your will.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini