FELLS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

fells

verb

present tense third-person singular of fell

as in downs

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round

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as in mows

to bring down by cutting the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island

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as in destroys

to deprive of life the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal

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Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

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But halfway through the trip, an earthquake strikes, causing an avalanche that destroys their mountainside path, separates them from John and strands them 4,000 feet in the air.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Leaving corn in boiling water for too long increases water retention and destroys corn’s crispy texture.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroys

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The Las Vegas spectacle, which opened to the public in August 2025, already blows audiences around with tornado-force wind, shakes them with haptic seats, sends giant winged monkeys flying overhead and drops hundreds of foam apples from the ceiling.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Charged drops, the team notes in the paper, form naturally in clouds, thunderstorms, ocean waves, fountains, and waterfalls, as well as in industrial processes like electrostatic spraying and inkjet printing.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of drops

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Because the coating stops being an insulator when its breakdown threshold is reached, the charge rips through it in a miniature dielectric breakdown, the same failure mode that kills capacitors and transformer insulation.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The forest feels healthy even though it is pockmarked with dead standing beetle kills.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of kills

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In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Beyoncé slays in all-white at the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, while Justin and Hailey Bieber show off their streetwear style in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Kerry Washington completely dismissing Seth Meyers’s home life absolutely slays.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026

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