dropped away
Gradually became distant
Dropped away describes a gradual falling off or decline.
Attendance may drop away as interest wanes.
Support drops away when enthusiasm fades.
The phrase often suggests something receding or diminishing over time rather than stopping abruptly: One by one, the followers dropped away.
It can also describe physical terrain that descends: The cliff dropped away sharply below us.
- vanishCease to be visible
- recedeMove back from
- diminishTo make smaller
- fallDescend under gravity
- fell offBecame detached, descended
tapered off · ebb · wane · deteriorate · subside · trailed off · withdraw · fade · lapse · alienate · dwindle · thinned out · detach · retreat · abandon · weaken · drifted apart · sink
dropped awaypulled ahead
Gained the lead
advanced · closed in · caught up · moved ahead · forged ahead
dropped awayjoined in
Became part of activity
got involved · signed up · engaged · committed · doubled down