Synonyms for fell
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make something fall; especially a tree.
- v. 2
To strike down, kill, destroy.
Related words
- Word family
- felly
Forms
- Past participle
- felled
e.g. felled → dropped, vanished, flyed, vaporized…
Example sentences
- fly The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
- vanish Trust seems to vanish when jealousy takes hold.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fell | rising | |
| fly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fly1
- 4 letters
- drop1
- 5 letters
- level2, floor1
- 6 letters
- vanish2
- 7 letters
- subvert2
- 8 letters
- demolish3, vaporize3, vaporise
- 9 letters
- prostrate2, vapourize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).