Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun falls
2 senses of falls
Sense 1
falls -- (the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris))
=> perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium -- (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
Sense 2
waterfall, falls -- (a steep descent of the water of a river)
=> body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fall
12 senses of fall
Sense 1
fall, autumn -- (the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973")
=> season, time of year -- (one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons")
Sense 2
spill, tumble, fall -- (a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice")
=> slip, trip -- (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills")
Sense 3
Fall -- (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall")
INSTANCE OF=> event -- (something that happens at a given place and time)
Sense 4
descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope -- (a downward slope or bend)
=> slope, incline, side -- (an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain")
Sense 5
fall -- (a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue")
=> sin, sinning -- (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)
Sense 6
fall, downfall -- (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg")
=> weakening -- (becoming weaker)
Sense 7
fall -- (a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides")
=> change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)
Sense 8
capitulation, fall, surrender -- (the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort")
=> loss -- (the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock")
Sense 9
twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle -- (the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night")
=> hour, time of day -- (clock time; "the hour is getting late")
Sense 10
fall, pin -- (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)
=> victory, triumph -- (a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense")
Sense 11
drop, fall -- (a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height")
=> descent -- (a movement downward)
=> gravitation -- (movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps")
Sense 12
drop, dip, fall, free fall -- (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall")
=> decrease, decrement -- (the amount by which something decreases)
Antonyms of noun falls
Antonyms of noun fall
2 of 12 senses of fall
Sense 6
fall, downfall -- (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg")
Antonym of rise (Sense 1)
=> rise -- (a growth in strength or number or importance)
Sense 7
fall -- (a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides")
Antonym of rise (Sense 4)
=> rise, rising, ascent, ascension -- (a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")
Antonyms of verb fall
1 of 32 senses of fall
Sense 2
descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
Antonym of rise (Sense 1)
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fall
32 senses of fall
Sense 1
fall -- (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 2
descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Phrasal Verb-> fall in#1
Sense 3
fall -- (pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work")
=> change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")
Phrasal Verb-> fall for#2; fall through#1, fall flat#1, founder#1, flop#3; lag#1, dawdle#3, fall back#2, fall behind#2; break#2, separate#10, split up#4, fall apart#4, come apart#1; crumble#2, fall apart#3; slip#4, drop off#5, drop away#1, fall away#1; fall back#4, lose#9, drop off#4, fall behind#1, recede#2
Sense 4
fall, come -- (come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 5
precipitate, come down, fall -- (fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum")
Sense 6
fall -- (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside")
=> fail, go wrong, miscarry -- (be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably")
Sense 7
fall -- (die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead")
=> die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it -- (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102")
Sense 8
fall, shine, strike -- (touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears")
=> happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important")
Sense 9
fall -- (be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy")
=> yield -- (cease opposition; stop fighting)
Sense 10
fall -- (occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable")
=> happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important")
Sense 11
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")
=> change magnitude -- (change in size or magnitude)
Sense 12
fall -- (yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell")
=> fall -- (lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman")
=> sin, transgress, trespass -- (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
Sense 13
fall -- (lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen")
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign -- (give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal")
Sense 14
fall -- (to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student")
Sense 15
fall -- (move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 16
fall -- (be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 17
fall -- (lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman")
Sense 18
fall -- (to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter")
Sense 19
accrue, fall -- (come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son")
=> change hands, change owners -- (be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year")
Sense 20
fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims")
=> fall, return, pass, devolve -- (be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead")
Sense 21
fall, return, pass, devolve -- (be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead")
=> change hands, change owners -- (be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year")
Sense 22
fall -- (slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean")
=> slope, incline, pitch -- (be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down")
Sense 23
fall, fall down -- (lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead")
=> change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Sense 24
fall -- (drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees")
=> change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Sense 25
hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back")
Sense 26
fall -- (assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 27
fall -- (be cast down; "his eyes fell")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 28
fall -- (come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth")
=> issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress -- (come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves")
Sense 29
fall -- (be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon")
=> be born -- (come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm")
Sense 30
fall -- (begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away")
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
Sense 31
fall -- (go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts")
=> disappear, vanish, go away -- (get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace")
Sense 32
fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell")
=> come -- (come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June")
