fell

[fel] / fɛl /

VERB

chop down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

Example Sentences

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By analysing Land Registry records we found that of 27 flats sold since 2014, 24 fell in value, losing a total of more than a million pounds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In the first quarter, U.S. same-store sales fell 7.8% from a year ago.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.2% — down two of the past three trading days.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Similar warnings were issued after a spate of walkers on the West Highland Way fell ill in May last year.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

As quick as it came, the hum fell away, whisked off by the howling wind of Pain.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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