Collapse, waterloo, and annihilation are all synonyms for downfall. Rise, salvation, and survival are antonyms of downfall. And here are 26 another word for downfall.
The noun "downfall" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 3 letters, 2 synonyms with 4 letters, 1 synonym with 5 letters, 1 synonym with 6 letters, 4 synonyms with 7 letters, 5 synonyms with 8 letters, 3 synonyms with 9 letters, 2 synonyms with 10 letters, 4 synonyms with 11 letters, and 1 synonym with 12 letters, for a total of 24 synonyms for downfall.
His arrogance led to his downfall.
The scandal was her eventual downfall.
Pride often precedes a downfall.
The company's downfall surprised everyone involved.
| Word | Opposites | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| Unfamiliar | Familiar, known | Unknown, new |
| Shallow | Profound, serious, in-depth | Superficial, facile |
| Breakdown | Functioning or working | Malfunction, failure |
| Tall | Short, small, low | Big, high |
| Small | Major, substantial | Little, small-scale |
| All in all | Partially, incompletely | Overall, in general |
| Gradually | Suddenly, abruptly | Slowly, moderately |
| Automatically | Manually, intentionally | Instantly, spontaneously |
| Facedown | Faceup, upright | Prone, flat |
| Parallel | Different, dissimilar, divergent | Side by side, aligned |
| Essentially | Superficially, insignificantly | Fundamentally, basically |
| After all | In spite of, despite that | Most importantly, above all |
| Own | Borrow, rent | Be the owner of, possess |
| All | No, none of the, little, none, nobody, nothing | Each of, each one of the |
| False | Correct, truthful | Incorrect, untrue |
| Known | Unknown, secret | Familiar, known about |
| Generally | Sporadically, effectively | Normally, in general |
| Fall | Rise, get up | Drop, drop down |
| Basically | Complexly, complicatedly | Fundamentally, primarily |
| Well known | Unknown, abstruse, obscure, unimportant, unsung | Familiar, widely known |
| Eventually | Immediately, never | In the end, in due course |
| Allow | Prevent, forbid, deny | Permit, let |
| Allowed | Prohibited, forbidden | Permitted, authorized |
| Actually | Supposedly, theoretically | Literally, to all intents and purposes |
| Usually | Rarely, seldom | Normally, generally |
| Unknown | Known, decided, familiar, famous, celebrated | Undisclosed, unrevealed |
| Finally | Immediately, firstly, initially | Eventually, ultimately |
| Unfair | Fair, just, justified | Unjust, inequitable |
| Challenge | Ease, simplicity | Problem, difficult task |
| Challenging | Easy, uninspiring | Demanding, testing |
| Conference call | Face-to-face meeting, one-on-one call | Teleconference, virtual meeting |
| Especially | Negligibly, nominally | Mainly, mostly |
| Overall | Individual, imited | All-inclusive, general |
| Down | Up, upward | Towards a lower position, downwards |
| Really | Dubiously, questionably | In fact, in actual fact |