fall in with

Start associating with

Fall in with means to join or become associated with a group, often by chance: She fell in with a crowd of artists after moving to the city.

The phrase frequently implies the group's influence on the newcomer, sometimes negatively: He fell in with the wrong people.

It can also mean to agree or comply: They fell in with our plans without objection.

agree

accept

Consent to receive

go alongConsent or cooperate
consentVoluntary agreement given
acquiesceSubmit without protest

assent · comply · concur · approve · endorse · support · yield · accede · align · accord

associate

companion

One who keeps company

gangOrganized criminal group
crowdLarge public gathering
groupAssembled collection of things

clique · befriend · join · connect · circle · crew · band · cohort · acquaintance · comrade

Categories

fall in phrasescollapse, cave in, give way, buckle, crumble

Opposites

social association

fall in withbreak with

Deliberately separate from

abandon · leave · shun · desert · turn one's back on

agreement/compliance

fall in withoppose

Act against something

resist · reject · go against · refuse · defy

intentionality of encounter

fall in withseek out

Try to find intentionally

track down · pursue · hunt down · steer clear of · evade

Family

fall, with, fell, fallen, falling, falls, downfall, waterfall, pitfall

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G