FALLING OUT Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t

Definition of falling-out

as in altercation

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out

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falling out

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verb

present participle of fall out

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

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as in proving

to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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Noun

Pop is pure feeling, and U chronicles falling-outs, friendzonings, and other emotional events that are small in the grand scheme of life but still excruciating. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026 The Oakland trial pulled back the curtain on a bitter Silicon Valley falling-out as OpenAI, now valued at $852 billion, moves toward what could be one of history’s largest IPOs. — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Verb

But an inconclusive war with Iran; a failure to defeat Hamas or Hezbollah; and a falling out with Washington, Israel’s essential benefactor, have left Netanyahu exposed. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 July 2026 Yet the pair had a falling out when Musk reportedly decided OpenAI was falling behind in the AI race. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for falling-out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling-out

Noun

The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Jackie was rescued after an altercation with two subadult bald eagles near Big Bear Lake left her unable to fly.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of altercation

Verb

Outdoor brands like Halfdays, FP Movement, Patagonia, and Athleta have quite frankly never looked better, with cheerful colorways, unique designs, and trail-ready pieces all proving that function doesn’t have to mean boring.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
No, really—4,000-year-old perfumes were discovered in Greece back in 2007, proving as much.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of proving

Noun

Their midnight rendezvous seems doomed to end in a quarrel until Mysaria heeds Sylvi’s advice.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
From there, police detective Carlson (Bo Svenson, in a diabolically hateable performance) jumps to conclusions — clearly, Billy is also gay, and murdered Tom’s boyfriend in a lover’s quarrel, right?

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

Definition of quarrel

Verb

Knight has spent much of his main roster run accusing Reigns and the Bloodline of using strength in numbers without fighting fair fights.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Last week, two firefighters died fighting a fire on Crete and a third was killed in the Peloponnese.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighting

Verb

Probably off filming one of her gazillion movies coming out this year.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
On top of that, the carrier’s earnings are still hamstrung from its $35 billion debt load though American has slashed that from around a $54 billion peak coming out of the pandemic, with balance sheet improvement a major priority.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of coming out

Noun

Rezaei accused Washington of violating the memorandum of understanding and launching attacks without first referring the issue to the dispute resolution committee.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The latest dispute in House centers on whether the College Sports Commission has the authority to review NIL agreements involving multimedia rights companies.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispute

Verb

This opinion sparked debate in the online nutrition community, with some dietitians and nutritionists arguing that bananas should not be villainized based on a small body of research.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Prasad defended his decision by arguing that the company didn’t compare its mRNA vaccine’s efficacy to the correct existing vaccine.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of arguing

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