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

Need another word that means the same as “fell”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “fell” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fell” are: fly, vanish, cut down, drop, strike down, hide, felled seam, barbarous, brutal, cruel, roughshod, savage, vicious

Fell as a Noun

Definitions of "Fell" as a noun

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

• Seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges.
• The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal.
• The act of felling something (as a tree.

Synonyms of "Fell" as a noun (2 Words)

felled seam	The act of felling something (as a tree.
hide	Body covering of a living animal.

Fell as a Verb

Definitions of "Fell" as a verb

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

• Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
• Pass away rapidly.
• Sew a seam by folding the edges.

Synonyms of "Fell" as a verb (5 Words)

cut down	Cut down on make a reduction in.
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. She dropped into army jargon.
fly	Cause to fly or float. Pilots trained to fly combat missions.
strike down	Occupy or take on.
vanish	Get lost, as without warning or explanation. The environment is under threat hedgerows and woodlands are vanishing.

Fell as an Adjective

Definitions of "Fell" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fell” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.

Synonyms of "Fell" as an adjective (6 Words)

barbarous	(of language) coarse and unrefined. Avoiding barbarous sentences or ambiguities.
brutal	Savagely violent. He spoke with brutal honesty.
cruel	Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it. Cruel tortures.
roughshod	Having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping. A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
savage	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. A savage people.
vicious	(of language or a line of reasoning) imperfect; defective. Vicious gossip.

Associations of "Fell" (30 Words)

barbarous	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. Many early child rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards.
beastly	In a beastly manner. This beastly war.
brutal	Direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness. The brutal morning light.
brutish	Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. He was coarse and brutish.
cruel	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. People who are cruel to animals.
demonic	Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. Something demonic in him something that could be cruel.
despicable	Morally reprehensible. Would do something as despicable as murder.
devilry	Wicked activity. Some spirit of devilry made me go on teasing her.
diabolic	Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. The diabolical expression on his face.
evil	Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. The evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones.
execrable	Deserving a curse. Execrable cheap wine.
fiendish	Extremely awkward or complex. A fiendish problem.
fierce	Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid. The fire door had a fierce pneumatic return.
hellish	(informal) very unpleasant. An unearthly hellish landscape.
impious	Lacking piety or reverence for a god. The emperor s impious attacks on the Church.
inhumane	Without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel. Humans are innately inhumane this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world.
malevolent	Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred. A gossipy malevolent old woman.
mountain	A large surplus stock of a commodity. We set off down the mountain.
nauseating	Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting. A nauseating smell.
nefarious	Extremely wicked. The nefarious activities of the organized crime syndicates.
notorious	Known widely and usually unfavorably. Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.
odious	Unequivocally detestable- Edmund Burke. Consequences odious to those you govern.
savage	A member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized. Police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged.
sinister	Evil or criminal. There was something sinister about that murmuring voice.
truculence	Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
vice	Moral weakness. Hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice.
vicious	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. The dog was vicious and likely to bite.
villainous	Relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour. A villainous smell.
wicked	Excellent; wonderful. A wicked sense of humour.