FALLS OUT Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

falls out

verb

present tense third-person singular of fall out

as in argues

to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

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as in proves

to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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Recent Examples of falls out Space junk routinely falls out of orbit, and fragments of old rockets or satellites sometimes survive the heat of reentry to reach the ground. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Rising movie star Matt Hagen (Harries) is disfigured by a mob boss (Eddie Marsan) and rapidly falls out of Hollywood. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Gonzales and his team of experts believe the House is most likely gone for Republicans, forecasting a Democratic gain of seven to 15 seats, unless the bottom falls out for the GOP and their losses climb much higher. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Henry falls out of the stones into what is now 1924, but is immediately tossed into an insane asylum in Inverness. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026 Agents propose the move, make it and book it, and the audit trail falls out as a byproduct instead of getting reconstructed three weeks later. — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Shake another team’s tree and see if a toolsy player falls out. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The mesh is cute and practical — shoppers note that sand easily falls out of it. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 For fans, the new model promises clearer stakes week to week – not just who wins, but who moves up, who falls out, and who gets another chance. — Kyle Tatelbaum, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falls out

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Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The group is chaired by Amy Kremer, a longtime Tea Party activist who argues Republicans are missing an opportunity to lead on AI policy that doesn’t cater to big companies.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of argues

Verb

Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
This specific task on his to-do list proves difficult when Dougal grows dissatisfied by the fight coming to a draw, both sides claiming victory, and both sides being seemingly okay with all of this.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of proves

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As Ukraine fights a larger, richer and better-equipped enemy, Kyiv sees the strikes on Russian oil refineries as one of its few instruments to reduce Moscow’s ability to fight.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Gemma, still recovering from her injury, fights her impulses and stays on the sideline.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fights

Verb

Paul clashes with Neeley, Matthews, and Draper before storming out of the party, only to return and continue arguing with the group.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
According to The Ankler, the film’s plot centers on a Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum who clashes with the Midwest town’s racist mayor, played by Parker.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026