FELL OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

fell out

verb

past tense of fall out

as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

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as in proved

to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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Recent Examples of fell out While Raczkowski and Reaves spoke, a gun fell out of Reaves' shorts, officials said. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 He was cleared of that, but then fell out with a friend who had helped concoct his alibi in the libel case, and was charged with perjury. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026 Heintz fell out of her vehicle, and police said Royce Moser picked her up, put her in the hatch of her Jeep Cherokee and drove her to his mom's house in Beallsville. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Below, Bourne explains how and why Black in the British Frame fell out of print. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Before the delay, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and a faction led by Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief who fell out with Abbas, had been discussing an unlikely political alliance. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Oregon, Florida and Pittsburgh fell out of the top 25 as a result. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 Court dances fell out of fashion as monarchs fell from power. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Louisville fell out of the top 25 after losing to Wake Forest. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell out

Verb

The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror.

— Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Definition of bickered

Verb

The decision to launch the movie in moderate release — rather than limited in just a handful of venues or nationwide on more than 2,000 screens — proved wise because the studio was able to bolster awareness while cultivating a sense of scarcity.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
The route Morrison and Nelson had in mind, the Super Direct, via the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs, has proved almost unclimbable, much less skiable.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

Vukovic argued that the only way Russian influence could decline is via indirect means.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Rubio has argued that before holding new elections, Venezuela must stabilize its economy and rebuild its institutions, including its courts and electoral council.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of argued

Verb

The backstory What started as a field station over 20 years ago has evolved into a tourism venture in collaboration between Wilderness, the Save the Rhino Trust, and neighboring Namibian communities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Many of these pieces evolved around favorite pieces that Eilish and Finneas have tested over the past year.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolved

Verb

When the Lebanese Civil War ended in 1990, a wall text informs, militias sold off weapons, many of which found their way to the Balkans; the Yugoslav Wars, then, were fought partly with Lebanese arms.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
All but one state fought the lawsuits, including seven that had Republican chief election officers.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of fought

Verb

Between these endpoints of hate and love came an hour-long C-SPAN broadcast, on November 30, 1993, in which the men quarrelled, teased, and fielded calls.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In Krisevich’s case, Konovalova repeatedly quarreled with the artist and his wife until the couple ultimately escaped Russia in December 2025.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of quarreled

Verb

At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France on Saturday clashed with police, set cars on fire and stormed public buildings during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.

— Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
At least 1,800 people were arrested this past weekend after violent groups clashed with law enforcement during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026