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DOWNFALL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DOWNFALL?

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Downfall as a Noun
Definitions of "Downfall" as a noun
Synonyms of "Downfall" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Downfall" as a noun
Associations of "Downfall" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Downfall” are: fall, ruin, ruination, precipitation, undoing, loss of power, loss of prosperity, loss of status

Downfall as a Noun

Definitions of "Downfall" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “downfall” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The cause of a loss of power, prosperity, or status.
A sudden decline in strength or number or importance.
A loss of power, prosperity, or status.
Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.
The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist.
A heavy fall of rain or snow.

Synonyms of "Downfall" as a noun (8 Words)

fall	A waterfall or cascade. His mother had a fall* as she alighted from a train.*
loss of power	Gradual decline in amount or activity.
loss of prosperity	The act of losing someone or something.
loss of status	Gradual decline in amount or activity.
precipitation	The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height. Cora was already regretting her precipitation.
ruin	Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. They don t know how to say no and that s been their ruin.
ruination	An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction. Commercial malpractice causes the ruination* of thousands of people.*
undoing	An act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done. He knew of his ex partner s role in his undoing.

Usage Examples of "Downfall" as a noun

The wind was whipping up the downfall into deep drifts on the moor.
His intractability will prove to be his downfall.
The crisis led to the downfall of the government.

Associations of "Downfall" (30 Words)

abscise	Cut off or away.
autumn	The period from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice. Europe can expect warmer summers and wetter autumns.
autumnal	Of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn. Rich autumnal* colours.*
collapse	Collapse due to fatigue an illness or a sudden attack. He had an operation to collapse* his lung.*
declension	The class to which a noun or adjective is assigned according to the manner of this variation. This declension* involves only two endings a nominative and an oblique.*
declivity	A downward slope. A thickly wooded declivity.
descend	(of night or darkness) begin to occur. The chords descended in spectacular style from the upper register to the lower.
descent	The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality. The settlers were of Cornish descent.
diminish	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The trial has aged and diminished him.
diminished	Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished* fifth.*
downturn	A worsening of business or economic activity. A downturn* in the housing market.*
drip	A method of brewing coffee by dripping boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans. I hope that drip* isn t still pursuing you.*
fall	Come as if by falling. An English leader who had fallen at the hands of the Danes.
fiasco	A sudden and violent collapse. His plans turned into a fiasco.
flop	With a flopping sound. The play had been a flop.
foliage	The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants. Healthy green foliage.
glide	The activity of flying a glider. The cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide.
going	Euphemistic expressions for death. People willing to work for the going* rate.*
mitigation	To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious. The identification and mitigation* of pollution.*
plummet	Decrease rapidly in value or amount. A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.
plunge	A brief swim in water. He came to a decision and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it.
regime	A coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health a regimen. Detention centres with a very tough physical regime.
ripe	Far along in time. Ripe peaches.
ruin	A ruined building. The country lay ruined after the war.
spill	Liquid that is spilled. Clean up the spills.
submerse	Submerge. Pellets were then submersed in agar.
topple	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. Disagreement had threatened to topple* the government.*
tumble	Dry washing in a tumble dryer. A tumble* in share prices.*
undermine	Dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse. The demolition engineers did eventually undermine* two of the tower s six sides.*
weaken	Lessen the strength of. The fever weakened his body.