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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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Oil prices surged Sunday, with WTI crude up 2.8% to over $114 a barrel, as stock futures fell due to Iran threats.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The report’s analysis used the federal poverty guidelines to determine which group a family fell into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

An A-10 Thunderbolt II also fell that day, under conditions disputed by the two sides.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Halfway to the stone, he stumbled and fell.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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