fallaway
1 of 2adjective
fall·away ˈfȯl-ə-ˌwā 
: made while moving away from the basket in basketball
a fallaway jump shot
fallaway noun
fall away
2 of 2verb
fell away; fallen away; falling away; falls away
intransitive verb
1
a
: to withdraw friendship or support
b
: to renounce one's faith
2
a
: to diminish gradually in size
b
: to drift off a course
Synonyms
Verb
- abate
- de-escalate
- decline
- decrease
- die (away or down or out)
- diminish
- drain (away)
- drop (off)
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- fall
- lessen
- let up
- lower
- moderate
- pall
- phase down
- ratchet (down)
- rachet (down)
- recede
- relent
- remit
- shrink
- subside
- taper
- taper off
- wane
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Example Sentences
Verb as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022 James and Davis made 3-pointers and fallaway jumpers. Bernie Wilson, ajc, 20 Oct. 2021
Adjective
Chamberlain scored on fallaway jump shots, finger-rolls, and dunks. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022 James and Davis made 3-pointers and fallaway jumpers. Bernie Wilson, ajc, 20 Oct. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1936, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
falls away
verb
as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- decreases
- diminishes
- subsides
- falls
- tapers off
- declines
- eases
- vanishes
- phases down
- shrinks
- ebbs
- drains (away)
- dies (away or down or out)
- drops (off)
- moderates
- lets up
- wanes
- tapers
- palls
- dwindles
- rachets (down)
- recedes
- weakens
- lessens
- ratchets (down)
- lowers
- remits
- relents
- evaporates
- abates
- gives out
- de-escalates
- collapses
- contracts
- melts (away)
- fades (away)
- peters (out)
- compresses
- alleviates
- slows (down)
- fritters (away)
- tails (off)
- constricts
- slackens
- condenses
- relaxes
- sinks
- flags
- caves (in)
- deflates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- increases
- builds
- rises
- grows
- mushrooms
- expands
- intensifies
- picks up
- accumulates
- appears
- soars
- swells
- escalates
- mounts
- enlarges
- emerges
- waxes
- bourgeons
- blows up
- snowballs
- balloons
- lengthens
- burgeons
- shows up
- distends
- elongates