FALLEN (OFF) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

fallen off

verb

past participle of fall off

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay

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straightened

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Recent Examples of fallen off But as the season reaches June, the Tigers have fallen off a cliff. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Its performance has fallen off in recent weeks. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Also, some former Traeger fans claim that quality has fallen off over the last several years. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Recent news that one of her sons had fallen off his bike sent Mitsuye Yamada into a bit of a panic. — Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026 Instead, San Francisco has already fired its third base coach, turns every routine fielding play into an adventure, and has pitching that has fallen off a cliff. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 In recent weeks, Bitcoin has enjoyed a modest rally, but is still down around 40% from its all-time high, while overall crypto trading activity has fallen off significantly. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Monday that the seventh person may have fallen off the train or been thrown out, which is why he was found in San Antonio, about 160 miles northeast of Laredo. — David K. Li, NBC news, 12 May 2026 The problems for Wilson Historic collapse No top quarterback this century has fallen off as dramatically as Wilson did after leaving Seattle for Denver, Pittsburgh and the Giants. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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Verb

In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026