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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Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Jasmine Campos and Aaliyah Zamano had RBI hits for the Conquerors, who fell to 14-8.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Post-Gazette lost more than $350 million over the last 20 years, according to the family, while combined revenue there and at the Toledo Blade fell by 87% during the same period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The coldest Easter Sunday on record was in 2014 when temperatures at Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -12.5C.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“Why would you do tha’?” He squinted into the dark room, swaying as he tried to step around the bench, but he tripped and fell to his knees.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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