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fell

The word “fell” has 1 syllable: fell

It's pronounced as /fɛl/

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In the thesaurus, “fell” has 182 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fell along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fell

Antonyms for fell

  • advantageous
  • alleviative
  • amiable
  • amicable
  • animate
  • beneficial
  • benign
  • civilized
  • companionable
  • compassionate
  • complaisant
  • compliant
  • comradely
  • congenial
  • cordial
  • corrective
  • cultured
  • curative
  • friendly
  • genial
  • gentle
  • healthful
  • healthy
  • hearty
  • human
  • humane
  • kind
  • merciful
  • mild
  • nonfatal
  • nonlethal
  • nonpoisonous
  • nontoxic
  • nurture
  • obliging
  • pacific
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • raise
  • remedial
  • restorative
  • restore
  • resurrect
  • resuscitate
  • revive
  • safe
  • salubrious
  • salutary
  • submissive
  • tame
  • tonic
  • unaggressive
  • useful
  • warm
  • warmhearted
  • wholesome

Meanings of fell

  • noun
    1. A cutting-down of timber.
    2. The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
    3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
    4. An animal skin, hide, pelt.
    5. Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).
    6. (obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
    7. (obsolete outside Britain) A wild field or upland moor.
    8. Anger; gall; melancholy.
    9. The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
  • verb
    1. To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
    2. To strike down, kill, destroy.
    3. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
    4. (heading) To be moved downwards.
    5. To move downwards.
    6. To happen, to change negatively.
    7. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
    8. To diminish; to lessen or lower.
    9. To bring forth.
    10. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
    11. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
    12. To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
    13. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
    14. To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
    15. To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
    16. To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
    17. (of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
  • adjective
    1. Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
    2. Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent.
    3. Very large; huge.
    4. Eager; earnest; intent.
  • adverb
    1. Sharply; fiercely.

Example Sentences

  • She fell asleep on the couch after a long day.
  • The glass fell off the table and shattered on the floor.
  • He fell behind in his studies but worked hard to catch up.
  • A branch fell during the storm and blocked the road.
  • They fell in love the moment they met.

On this page you'll find 238 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fell, such as: advantageous, alleviative, amiable, amicable, animate, annihilate, argumentative.

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