fell

[fel] / fɛl /

VERB

chop down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

Example Sentences

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Battery life, for instance, fell well short of expectations.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

Betsi Cadwaladr health board has apologised and admitted it "fell short".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

According to critics, the show — billed by several outlets as the elusive “Friends” reunion and came off as a living eulogy to Burrows — fell short and did not do the legendary director justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

So what if he fell asleep during the White House cage match?

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

A cloud passed, and the full glare of the sun fell on this year’s 1904 models of the Case Agitator threshing machine.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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