Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To let something fall unintentionally or to decrease in size, amount, or level.
Drop
/drɔp/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
The sun, declining through its shallow arch, dropped behind the tree-tops.Great drops formed like glass blisters on his brow.'This of him, sir,' rejoined Brass, dropping his voice impressively.
Etymology:
Late Old English droppian related to drop (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch druppel and German Tropfen.
Usage Statistics:
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