Synonyms of remit

remit

verb

ri-ˈmit 

1

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance

the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignore
• forgive
• explain
• overlook
• justify
• pardon
• excuse
• disregard
• discount
• pass over
• whitewash
• forgive and forget
• shrug off
• paper over
• gloss (over)
• condone
• blink (at)
• brush (aside or off)
• wink (at)
• exonerate
• overpass
• gloze (over)
• exculpate
• rationalize
• waive
• absolve
• vindicate
• acquit
• close one's eyes to
• clear
• wave (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• note
• mind
• mark
• object (to)
• heed

3

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time

the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postpone
• delay
• defer
• put over
• put off
• lay over
• hold over
• wait
• shelve
• hold off (on)
• suspend
• hold up
• hesitate
• stay
• pause
• stretch (out)
• lengthen
• extend
• slow
• detain
• prolong
• retard
• protract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• do
• work (on)
• act
• deal (with)
• decide (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remit

In reality, lupus tends to follow a relapsing-remitting pattern. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026

State statute provides that tax collectors are entitled to a commission on all real and tangible personal property taxes collected and remitted. —Abbey Ajayi, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

In 1943, Congress passed the Current Tax Payment Act, which requires employers to withhold federal taxes from employees’ wages and remit them to the federal government. —Sakinah Tillman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026

When the house is sold, what’s left is remitted back to the seller. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026