Synonyms of abated

abated 1 of 2

adjective

as in decreased

Related Words

• decreased
• diminished
• reduced
• subdued
• eased
• lessened
• alleviated
• lightened
• toned (down)
• moderated
• qualified
• superficial
• feeble
• shallow
• weak
• moderate
• light
• soft

Dissimilar Words

• acute
• intense
• violent
• terrible
• heavy
• intensive
• hard
• profound
• fearful
• deep
• explosive
• dreadful
• fierce
• furious
• frightful
• keen
• vicious
• vehement
• aggravated
• ferocious
• exquisite
• excruciating
• ghastly
• blistering
• fearsome
• concentrated
• intensified
• heavy-duty
• enhanced
• almighty
• deepened
• magnified
• hellacious
• accentuated
• heightened
• emphasized

abated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of abate

1

as in subsided

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsided
• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• eased
• vanished
• ebbed
• declined
• shrank
• waned
• receded
• lessened
• dwindled
• dropped (off)
• relented
• palled
• moderated
• died (away or down or out)
• tapered
• remitted
• lowered
• drained (away)
• evaporated
• weakened
• tapered off
• fell away
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• de-escalated
• racheted (down)
• phased down
• alleviated
• compressed
• contracted
• slackened
• melted (away)
• condensed
• faded (away)
• constricted
• relaxed
• frittered (away)
• slowed (down)
• collapsed
• petered (out)
• tailed (off)
• gave out
• flagged
• sank
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• intensified
• built
• grew
• expanded
• rose
• accumulated
• escalated
• mounted
• swelled
• enlarged
• soared
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• ballooned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• distended
• elongated
• blew up

2

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

a couple of aspirin should abate the pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• eased
• lessened
• depleted
• lowered
• dwindled
• minimized
• dented
• downsized
• slashed
• dropped
• knocked down
• cut
• compressed
• de-escalated
• curtailed
• downscaled
• shrank
• shortened
• contracted
• pared
• trimmed
• condensed
• cut down
• constricted
• retrenched
• pruned
• truncated
• cropped
• clipped
• whittled
• cut back
• modified
• abridged
• deflated
• modulated
• abbreviated
• docked
• nicked
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• escalated
• raised
• enlarged
• amplified
• boosted
• swelled
• prolonged
• extended
• inflated
• lengthened
• dilated
• distended
• blew up
• supplemented
• intensified
• added (to)
• protracted
• elongated
• heightened
• complemented
• enhanced
• aggrandized
• redoubled

3

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• canceled
• avoided
• overturned
• vacated
• quashed
• dissolved
• nullified
• voided
• invalidated
• dismissed
• rescinded
• abrogated
• annulled
• negated
• revoked
• withdrew
• suspended
• struck down
• set aside
• rolled back
• reversed
• overruled
• vetoed
• disannulled
• eliminated
• retracted
• rejected
• nulled
• removed
• did away with
• overrode
• recalled
• countermanded
• forbade
• erased
• eradicated
• prohibited
• outlawed
• banned
• aborted
• enjoined
• disallowed
• dropped
• annihilated
• called off
• liquidated
• called
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• instituted
• laid down
• founded
• passed
• validated
• approved
• permitted
• legislated
• allowed
• authorized
• ratified
• warranted
• prescribed
• cleared
• endorsed
• ordered
• sanctioned
• legalized
• legitimized
• formalized
• legitimated
• decreed
• commanded
• mandated

4

as in subtracted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracted
• deducted
• reduced
• decreased
• lessened
• diminished
• discounted
• dwindled
• knocked off
• took off
• curtailed
• lowered
• shortened
• slashed
• cut down
• downsized
• knocked down
• pared
• pruned
• clipped
• truncated
• cropped
• cut back
• abridged
• abbreviated
• whittled
• cut
• docked
• trimmed
• retrenched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• added
• annexed
• tacked (on)
• appended
• supplemented
• intensified
• increased
• complemented
• heightened
• adjoined
• enhanced
• magnified
• expanded
• multiplied
• augmented
• compounded
• escalated
• raised
• enlarged
• amplified
• boosted
• aggrandized
• beefed (up)

5

as in deprived

to take something away from

recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprived
• stripped
• divested
• bereaved
• denuded
• cleaned (out)
• shortchanged
• defrauded
• bankrupted
• cheated
• impoverished
• disfurnished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abated

Verb

But residents say the stream of Airbnb guests in and out of their lobby, around their swimming pools and up and down on the overtaxed, malfunctioning elevators has not abated. — Linda Robertson updated October 22, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

More wild weather in SoCal Strong Santa Ana winds that fueled a rash of wildfires in Southern California have abated, but an incoming storm system could pose new risks for the region. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The geopolitical problems in the Middle East and with the Russia-Ukraine war also haven't abated at all. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Low-frequency noise is abated slightly while higher frequencies are further blocked out. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Peterson made property tax relief a key issue in her campaign two years ago, and the issue has not abated. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

By October of 1945, The Nation’s embrace of world government as a practical solution for the problem of potentially life-effacing weapons had somewhat abated. — Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Green’s ability to connect with people hasn’t abated with his success. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

The pressure appears to have abated a little, though Paramount is still eager to make a deal. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026