Synonyms and Antonyms of downfall
1
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
- an insatiable love of money would be their downfall
2
a change to a lower state or level
- the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire
decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, dégringolade, descent, deterioration, devolution, downgrade, ebb, eclipse, fall
dark age, nadir, sunset
decay, rotting, spoiling
breakup, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolution
abasement, debasement
depreciation, lessening
decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruination
abatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminishment, diminution, dip, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage, slip, slump
advancement, development, evolution, growth
blossoming, flourishing, flowering
renewal, restoration, revitalization
heightening
accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, enhancement, gain, increase, increment, raise, supplement
3
a loss of status
- an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall
breakdown, burnout, collapse, crash, meltdown, ruin, undoing
defeat, disappointment, reversal, setback
bottom, nadir
abasement, disgrace, humiliation
4
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
- we ducked under an overhang to shelter ourselves from the sudden downfall
