Synonyms of felling

felling

verb

present participle of fell

1

as in dropping

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropping
• downing
• hitting
• toppling
• punching
• smacking
• slapping
• slamming
• pounding
• leveling
• knocking over
• flooring
• prostrating
• banging
• knocking down
• mowing (down)
• bowling (down or over)
• poking
• overthrowing
• thumping
• whacking
• jabbing
• knocking out
• bashing
• hammering
• smiting
• throwing down
• swiping
• pasting
• bludgeoning
• whaling
• socking
• slugging
• clobbering
• kayoing
• slogging
• KO'ing
• thwacking
• swatting
• belting
• walloping

2

as in mowing

to bring down by cutting

the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mowing
• cutting (down)
• demolishing
• chopping (down)
• hewing
• flattening
• tearing down
• bulldozing
• razing
• leveling

3

as in killing

to deprive of life

the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killing
• destroying
• slaying
• taking
• dispatching
• claiming
• murdering
• slaughtering
• carrying off
• doing away with
• doing for
• doing in
• croaking
• finishing
• wasting
• assassinating
• butchering
• mowing
• getting
• whacking
• massacring
• cutting down
• executing
• annihilating
• smiting
• neutralizing
• snuffing
• making away with
• taking out
• decimating
• offing
• putting away
• terminating
• icing
• killing off
• knocking off
• blotting out
• bumping off
• rubbing out
• scragging
• martyring
• putting down
• euthanizing
• suiciding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• animating
• raising
• reviving
• resurrecting
• nurturing
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felling

In wildfire prone areas, that can mean felling trees and clearing vegetation to create a defense zone around homes and buildings. — Contessa Brewer,dawn Giel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025

While Healey, 54, was bogged down over issues like Canadian energy, trade, tourism and tariffs, as well as meetings with Canadian premiers, Wu, 40, was in Nova Scotia felling a huge Christmas tree. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

This year, the Pahang state government has led enforcement operations that involved felling decades-old durian trees and issued eviction notices to farmers, which the farmers have disputed. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Nov. 2025

Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025

However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025

Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025