dropping (off) Synonyms
Strongest:
- ratcheting-down-
- falling-away
- diminishing
- tapering-off
- decreasing
- subsiding
- draining-away-
- dying-away-or-down-or-out-
- declining
- falling
Strong:
- vanishing
- remitting
- dwindling
- lessening
- melting-away-
- moderating
- phasing-down
- easing
- fading-away-
- lowering
- weakening
- receding
- petering-out-
- relenting
- shrinking
- racheting-down-
- slowing-down-
- waning
- letting-up
- ebbing
- tapering
- tailing-off-
Weak:
dropping (off) Meaning
dropping (off)
a marked dwindling or decline, a very steep or perpendicular descent, the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery, to fall asleep
dropping (off) Sentence Examples
- The delivery driver dropped off the packages at the front doorstep.
- I dropped off my car at the mechanic for an oil change.
- She dropped off her children at school before going to work.
- The mailman dropped off several letters in my mailbox.
- I dropped off my friend at the airport for his flight.
- The police officer dropped off the suspect at the jail.
- The teacher dropped off the student's graded papers in their cubbies.
- She dropped off the food donation at the local soup kitchen.
- We dropped off our luggage at the hotel before exploring the city.
- The postal worker dropped off a package at my office building.
FAQs About the word dropping (off)
a marked dwindling or decline, a very steep or perpendicular descent, the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery, to fall asleep
ratcheting (down), falling away, diminishing, tapering off,decreasing, subsiding, draining (away), dying (away or down or out), declining, falling
swelling, expanding, building, escalating, rising, intensifying, picking up,increasing, mounting, showing up
The delivery driver dropped off the packages at the front doorstep.
I dropped off my car at the mechanic for an oil change.
She dropped off her children at school before going to work.
The mailman dropped off several letters in my mailbox.
