drop away

Verb

Meaning

get worse

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Synonyms

slip drop off fall away fall rise decline drop slope sink descend tilt lean ascend dip dipped
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Antonyms

mount level increase rise gain improve
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Hypernyms

decline worsen

Hyponyms

lapse backslide

Examples

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. John Muir

I heard the old, old men say, 'Everything alters, And one by one we drop away. William Butler Yeats

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Close letter words and terms

drop asleep drop astern drop attack drop back drop bar drop bear