falling away

Definitions

The act of moving or sloping downward from a higher point or level.

A gradual decrease in number, amount, or intensity.

The act of abandoning a belief, cause, or group; apostasy or desertion.

Examples

The support for the outdated policy was slowly falling away as the public learned more about its consequences.

As the boat moved further from the shore, the coastline began falling away into the mist.

Synonyms

declining receding diminishing ebbing waning dwindling subsiding

Antonyms

increasing growing rising expanding surging swelling mounting