Synonyms of drain (away)

drain (away)

verb

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the city lost population, its political influence drained away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• diminish
• subside
• die (away or down or out)
• decline
• taper off
• fall away
• fall
• ease
• drop (off)
• shrink
• vanish
• moderate
• phase down
• taper
• rachet (down)
• ebb
• ratchet (down)
• fade (away)
• recede
• pall
• remit
• lessen
• lower
• wane
• dwindle
• relent
• let up
• melt (away)
• weaken
• abate
• tail (off)
• evaporate
• slow (down)
• de-escalate
• fritter (away)
• collapse
• compress
• peter (out)
• contract
• give out
• alleviate
• relax
• condense
• cave (in)
• constrict
• slacken
• flag
• sink
• deflate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• build
• rise
• grow
• expand
• pick up
• accumulate
• mount
• intensify
• enlarge
• swell
• escalate
• wax
• soar
• mushroom
• appear
• show up
• snowball
• balloon
• emerge
• blow up
• bourgeon
• burgeon
• lengthen
• elongate
• distend