The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FADES which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2014.
Drops out of contention crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FADES | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drops out of contention
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disagreement
- spill
- spilling
- shed
- distillation
- dropout
- distil
- distill
- distilling
- weeping
- pour forth
- drop
Crossword Answer definitions
FADES noun- A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
- A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
- A fight.
- A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
- The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
- To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- To cause to fade.
- To bet against.
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