falls away
Gradually loses ground
Falls away describes something diminishing, receding, or dropping off.
Physical surfaces fall away when they slope downward or drop steeply: The cliff falls away to the sea below.
Abstract things fall away when they lose importance or disappear: Her doubts fell away once she started.
Support or membership falls away when it declines: Attendance falls away in summer.
Grows gradually weaker
- recedesMoves gradually away
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- dwindlesGradually becomes smaller
- wanesDecreases gradually
subsides · ebbs · tapers · lessens · shrinks · decreases · declines · weakens
Delivers or diminishes
- peels offRemoves a covering
- separatesDivides into portions
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- shedsLoses or stores
sloughs · flakes · chips · crumbles · breaks off · detaches · dislodges · strips
Abandons or barren lands
- forsakesRenounces or abandons entirely
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- withdrawsPulls out or removes
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
pulls back · distances · disengages · leaves behind · strays · drifts apart · lapses · apostatizes
fades
Grows gradually weaker
- recedesMoves gradually away
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- dwindlesGradually becomes smaller
wanes · subsides · ebbs · tapers · lessens · shrinks · decreases · declines · weakens · dissipates
drops off
Delivers or diminishes
sheds · sloughs · flakes · chips · crumbles · breaks off · detaches · dislodges · strips · erodes
deserts
Abandons or barren lands
retreats · pulls back · distances · disengages · leaves behind · strays · drifts apart · lapses · apostatizes · renounces
slopes
Angled ground surfaces
plummets · dips · inclines · grades · pitches · angles · rolls down · cascades · tumbles · precipice
falls awayrises up
Moves to higher position
advances · approaches · ascends · climbs · draws near
falls awaybuilds up
Accumulates gradually
increases · grows · intensifies · swells · accumulates
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