Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop off the radar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: drop of-f the radar
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vanish or fall into obscurity; to become forgotten or ignored.

Example Sentences

"Not long after that, the band seemed to drop off the radar entirely, leading many to assume that they had broken up..."
"So why have users stuck with the site when so many other search engines have dropped off the radar? Well, they're not logging on just for the search engine."
"5 December 2009, Toronto Star - One-hit wonders make a musical smash Greenbaum didn't dramatically drop off the radar as soon as that song peaked, but kept slogging away for five years with diminishing returns..."

Inflected Forms

drops off the radar (present, singular) dropping off the radar (participle, present) dropped off the radar (participle, past) dropped off the radar (past)

Phrases

off the radar under the radar

Frequently Paired Words

off the radar under the radar

Synonyms

drop off the map fall off the radar

Questions

What does drop off the radar mean?: To vanish or fall into obscurity; to become forgotten or ignored.

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