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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 seamThe act of felling something (as a tree.
hideBody 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 downCut down on make a reduction in.
dropLet or cause to fall in drops.
She dropped into army jargon.
flyCause to fly or float.
Pilots trained to fly combat missions.
strike downOccupy or take on.
vanishGet 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.
brutalSavagely violent.
He spoke with brutal honesty.
cruelWilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Cruel tortures.
roughshodHaving horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping.
A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
savageAble 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.
beastlyIn a beastly manner.
This beastly war.
brutalDirect and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness.
The brutal morning light.
brutishResembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.
He was coarse and brutish.
cruelAble or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
People who are cruel to animals.
demonicExtremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.
Something demonic in him something that could be cruel.
despicableMorally reprehensible.
Would do something as despicable as murder.
devilryWicked activity.
Some spirit of devilry made me go on teasing her.
diabolicShowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.
The diabolical expression on his face.
evilOf 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.
execrableDeserving a curse.
Execrable cheap wine.
fiendishExtremely awkward or complex.
A fiendish problem.
fierceMarked 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.
impiousLacking piety or reverence for a god.
The emperor s impious attacks on the Church.
inhumaneWithout compassion for misery or suffering; cruel.
Humans are innately inhumane this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world.
malevolentWishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred.
A gossipy malevolent old woman.
mountainA large surplus stock of a commodity.
We set off down the mountain.
nauseatingCausing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.
A nauseating smell.
nefariousExtremely wicked.
The nefarious activities of the organized crime syndicates.
notoriousKnown widely and usually unfavorably.
Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.
odiousUnequivocally detestable- Edmund Burke.
Consequences odious to those you govern.
savageA member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized.
Police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged.
sinisterEvil or criminal.
There was something sinister about that murmuring voice.
truculenceObstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
viceMoral weakness.
Hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice.
viciousAble or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
The dog was vicious and likely to bite.
villainousRelating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour.
A villainous smell.
wickedExcellent; wonderful.
A wicked sense of humour.
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