Synonyms for falling
fall·ing

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1. fallingadjective

   decreasing in amount or degree

   "falling temperature"

   Synonyms:
   dropping

   Antonyms:
   up, rising, ascending(a), improving, increasing

2. fallingadjective

   becoming lower or less in degree or value

   "a falling market"; "falling incomes"

   Synonyms:
   dropping

   Antonyms:
   improving, ascending(a), increasing, rising, up

3. dropping, fallingadjective

   coming down freely under the influence of gravity

   "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"

   Synonyms:
   dropping

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a), increasing, improving, up, rising

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1. List of paraphrases for "falling":

   declining, decreasing, fall, falls, dropping, diminishing, drop, entering, dwindling

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1. Ashish Jha:

   One is the underlying level of infection is rising, which is obviously the thing we are most concerned about, but in about 18 to 20 states, the number of tests that are being done is actually falling. And it's falling because our testing system is under such strain that we just can't even deliver the tests today that we were doing two weeks ago in about 18 to 20 states. That's very concerning because when cases are rising, and your number of tests are falling, that's a recipe for disaster.

2. Milan Kundera:

   Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo Fear of falling No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.

3. Jay Abiona:

   I would rather climb for you since FALLING usually is out of control and sometimes causes us to get hurt. However, climbing for someone is at our own pace and gets us to a higher place quicker than falling, which obviously brings us down.

4. Perry Brass:

   Falling in love with another man is like falling into a vast vat of yourself. For some men this is ultimately nourishing, for others . . . it is drowning.

5. Dr. Irvin Yalom:

   Love is not just a passion spark between two people; there is infinite difference between falling in love and standing in love. Rather, love is a way of being, a giving to, not a falling for; a mode of relating at large, not an act limited to a single person.