Synonyms for downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔldown·fall

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1. downfallnoun

   Synonyms:
   fall

2. downfallnoun

   To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

   Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

   Synonyms:
   fall

3. downfallnoun

   The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.

   It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. Orson Scott Card

   Synonyms:
   fall

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1. downfall, ruin, ruinationnoun

   failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

   Synonyms:
   fall, ruination, ruining, precipitation, ruin, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidation

2. precipitation, downfallnoun

   the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

   Synonyms:
   fall, ruination, ruin, precipitation, hurriedness, haste, hurry, hastiness

3. fall, downfallnoun

   a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

   "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

   Synonyms:
   gloam, ruination, autumn, declension, drop, pin, surrender, gloaming, precipitation, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, decline, declination, ruin, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight

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1. • Failure
   • Weakening
   • Weather

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downfallnoun

   Synonyms:
   ruin, destruction, fall

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1. downfallnoun

   Synonyms:
   downcome, descent, reverse, abasement, humiliation

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1. List of paraphrases for "downfall":

   fall, collapse, drop, undoing, ruin, decline, demise, overthrow

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1. Ashley Theophane:

   The number one thing with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s smart, Floyd Mayweather Jr. reads fighters. As boxers we all have our routines that we do, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s good at picking up these movements very quickly. Floyd Mayweather Jr. works hard but Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s very smart and that's why Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s undefeated, manny Pacquiao on Saturday is too wild, Manny Pacquiao on Saturday jumps in wild and that's how Manny Pacquiao on Saturday got knocked out with( Juan Manuel) Marquez. For Manny Pacquiao on Saturday it's a weakness that Manny Pacquiao on Saturday can't change, that's just how Manny Pacquiao on Saturday fights. Manny's impulsiveness will be Manny Pacquiao on Saturday downfall.

2. Ganeshan Wignaraja:

   The sight of Mahinda Rajapaksa fleeing Sri Lanka on an air force plane represents( the downfall) of this family, their legacy I don't think is a positive one. But one hopes that Sri Lanka will move on in a new direction.

3. Agnes Repplier:

   A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

4. Tommy Tuberville:

   You're going to see downfall of young girls getting into sports at an earlier age, they're not going to have the opportunities.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   [ Thomas Jefferson ] downfall was illy timed for us, it gave to England an opportunity to turn full handed on us, when we were unprepared. No matter. We can beat her on our own soil. . .