Synonyms for drop off
drop off

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1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling offnoun

   a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

   "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

   Synonyms:
   slackness, economic crisis, falloff, slack water, cliff, morass, drop, depression, falling off, quag, lessening, mire, decrease, quagmire, slack, drop-off, slump

2. cliff, drop, drop-offnoun

   a steep high face of rock

   "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

   Synonyms:
   falloff, driblet, bead, drop cloth, lessening, cliff, drop, falling off, free fall, pearl, dip, fall, decrease, slack, drop-off, slump, drib, drop curtain

3. decrease, lessening, drop-offverb

   a change downward

   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

   Synonyms:
   drop, falloff, lessening, falling off, slack, decrease, slump, reduction, decrement, cliff, drop-off, step-down, diminution

4. drop offverb

   fall or diminish

   "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

   Synonyms:
   flake out, nod off, slip, fall asleep, put down, drop away, doze off, discharge, fall behind, fall back, lose, set down, drop, fall away, drift off, recede, drowse off, unload, dope off

5. fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse offverb

   change from a waking to a sleeping state

   "he always falls asleep during lectures"

   Synonyms:
   flake out, nod off, slip, fall asleep, put down, drop away, doze off, discharge, fall behind, fall back, lose, set down, drop, fall away, drift off, recede, drowse off, unload, dope off

6. drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, dischargeverb

   leave or unload

   "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, drowse off, eject, strike down, fall behind, empty, unload, put down, exonerate, send away, drop down, deteriorate, cast, enter, offload, miss, drop away, spend, omit, throw away, nod off, exculpate, doze off, dangle, destroy, land, muster out, fire, throw off, get down, expend, overleap, unlade, lay, fall asleep, flatten, exhaust, cut down, dribble, place down, overlook, knock off, devolve, dispatch, leave out, demean, repose, go off, shed, complete, sink, shake off, bring down, pretermit, write down, acquit, free, disgrace, neglect, recede, fell, cast off, disembark, drift off, degenerate, throw, lose, set down, release, dope off, dismiss, expel, assoil, degrade, drop, flake out, discharge, debark, fall away, record, clear, send packing, drip, swing, slip, take down

7. fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recedeverb

   retreat

   Synonyms:
   unload, fall asleep, misplace, lose, draw back, mislay, retire, withdraw, retreat, turn a loss, lapse, fall away, drift off, dope off, relapse, recidivate, fall back, dawdle, pull away, drop away, recur, fall behind, resort, set down, recede, put down, doze off, move back, nod off, regress, drop, suffer, discharge, miss, drowse off, retrogress, lag, pull back, slip, flake out

8. slip, drop off, drop away, fall awayverb

   get worse

   "My grades are slipping"

   Synonyms:
   slide, recede, steal, nod off, sneak, slew, fall asleep, slue, discharge, fall off, skid, put down, slip one's mind, drop away, fall behind, drowse off, lose, slip, doze off, drop, luxate, dislocate, splay, fall back, flake out, fall away, set down, drift off, mistake, unload, err, dope off

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1. Fei Liu:

   This is the first time I have seen such a dramatic drop-off over such a wide area for a specific event.

2. Jonathan Adkins:

   It's really a wake-up call for parents and communities across the country to look around their schools and neighborhoods and put together a plan, they need to make sure there's a safe, clear way for people to walk or bike or do a drop-off.

3. The Divorce:

   Our lives are unpredictable, and we’re not always here when we want to be, we ca n’t always do drop-off and pick-up. But I ’m proud that our children talk to us in the way they do. I ’m glad they’re curious people.

4. Jim McLaughlin:

   We got overbuilt, there were too many clubs built for how many golfers there were, then the golfers started to drop off, when you've lost 15-20 percent of your market and growth still going on, that's when you get into trouble.

5. Richard Andrade:

   It’s something that really impacts certain people. you have your family to take care of and make sure you put food on the table and everything, they’re not going to miss a day out of work—or they might not be able to get away from their job to even stop by the county elections to drop off that ballot because they just don’t have that luxury.