Downfall
Downfall noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire
Fall
Fall noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not
Downfall is a synonym for fall in defeat topic. You can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Fall", if it concerns topics such as collapse, breakdown, thrive. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar downfall | similar fall |
| complete | complete downfall | complete fall |
| original | original downfall | original fall |
| initial | initial downfall | initial fall |
| Other adjectives: true, hard, unfortunate, tragic, main, spectacular, early, final, fatal, later, epic, inevitable, subsequent, imminent, eventual, golden, literal, resulting. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Downfall allowed contestants to sacrifice these prizes for more time by letting them fall over the edge of a building.
Source: Undesirable Prize - Double Meaning Title: The story is about the downfall of the House of Usher (that is, the aristocratic Usher family), and about the literal fall of their ancestral mansion, which collapses and sinks into the Earth.
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Downfall, where potential prizes were sent over the edge of a building via Conveyor Belt-O-Doom; elimination resulted in the contestant likewise being sent over (in a controlled fall, of course).
Source: Eject the Loser
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