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Definitions

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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Over the next two days the Dow fell 9.48%, the S&P 500 dropped 10% and the Nasdaq declined 11%.

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

In terms of falling snow, the snowiest Easter on record in the UK was in 1983 when Easter fell between 1-4 April.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The company doesn’t break out sales data on the product, but revenue in Apple’s wearables category fell 7% in the fiscal year ended September 2024—the year the Vision Pro went on sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.