Synonyms of subsiding

subsiding 1 of 2

adjective

as in ebbing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ebbing
• waning
• abating
• dying (down)
• moderating
• letting up
• dying
• passing
• stopping
• ending
• lapsing
• ceasing
• concluding
• finishing
• closing
• terminating
• expiring
• winding up
• desisting
• quitting
• discontinuing
• leaving off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remaining
• residual
• leftover
• lingering
• lasting
• persisting
• enduring
• abiding
• continuing
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• holding on
• perduring
• running on

subsiding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of subside

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• declining
• falling
• shrinking
• easing
• ebbing
• vanishing
• tapering
• receding
• waning
• evaporating
• moderating
• lessening
• dwindling
• relenting
• weakening
• lowering
• abating
• dying (away or down or out)
• remitting
• dropping (off)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• collapsing
• palling
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• phasing down
• compressing
• de-escalating
• contracting
• alleviating
• condensing
• slackening
• constricting
• relaxing
• melting (away)
• sinking
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• frittering (away)
• tailing (off)
• giving out
• petering (out)
• flagging
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• rising
• growing
• swelling
• building
• intensifying
• mounting
• expanding
• escalating
• accumulating
• soaring
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• emerging
• waxing
• appearing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning
• showing up
• lengthening
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending