fallen
Dropped from grace
Fallen is the past participle of fall, used as an adjective to describe something or someone that has dropped, collapsed, or declined from a former state.
A fallen tree has toppled; fallen leaves have dropped from branches.
The word carries strong moral and religious connotations: a fallen angel has been cast out of heaven, and a fallen woman is an old-fashioned term for one who has lost her virtue.
The fallen, as a noun phrase, refers collectively to soldiers killed in battle.
Sudden structural failure
ruin · topple · tumble · overthrow · setback · undoing · humiliation · scandal
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- breakInterrupt continuity
- spillAccidental liquid release
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- shatteredBroken into fragments
smashed · cracked · damaged · mishap · accidental · clumsy · slipped · knocked
Deceased human body
- deceasedNo longer living
- departedHaving left
- cadaverBody for dissection
- mortuaryFacility housing corpses
funeral · grave · tombstone · cemetery · eulogy · bereavement · mourning · casualty
One admired for courage
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
battlefield · war · combat · casualty · tribute · remembrance · valor · service
Malevolent supernatural being
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
heaven · expelled · banished · cast out · rebel · corrupted · temptation · sin
Bad habit or deputy
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
transgression · sinner · guilt · shame · redemption · repentance · perdition · damnation
Completely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- crumbledBroke into particles
collapsed · decrepit · dilapidated · derelict · rubble · remnants · debris · ancient
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
disintegration · mold · fungi · spoilage · breakdown · biodegradation · perishable · carrion
collapse
Sudden structural failure
failure · ruin · topple · tumble · overthrow · setback · undoing · humiliation · scandal · hubris
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
shattered · smashed · cracked · damaged · mishap · accidental · clumsy · slipped · knocked · toppled
corpse
Deceased human body
mortuary · funeral · grave · tombstone · cemetery · eulogy · bereavement · mourning · casualty · slain
hero
One admired for courage
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
honor · battlefield · war · combat · casualty · tribute · remembrance · valor · service · military
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
paradise · heaven · expelled · banished · cast out · rebel · corrupted · temptation · sin · divine
vice
Bad habit or deputy
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
immorality · transgression · sinner · guilt · shame · redemption · repentance · perdition · damnation · lust
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
crumbled · collapsed · decrepit · dilapidated · derelict · rubble · remnants · debris · ancient · civilization
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
deterioration · disintegration · mold · fungi · spoilage · breakdown · biodegradation · perishable · carrion · detritus
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
chestnut · acorn · crisp · harvest · deciduous · mulch · rake · compost · groundcover · windswept
- fall asleepBegin sleeping
- fall in loveDevelop romantic feelings
- fall apartBreak into pieces
- falling in loveDeveloping romantic feelings
- falling asleepBeginning to slumber
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
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