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

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

The wild swings of recent weeks, driven by waxing and waning hopes for a lasting boost to corporate profits from artificial intelligence, have abated in the past several days. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

And, at least for now, despite the threat of revolt, internal pressure within FIFA appears to have abated. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Heat and morning haze are forecast in the Bay Area through the weekend and early next week, but smoke from wildfires in Sonoma County had abated on Saturday. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli attacks, though lessened, have not fully abated, with near-daily strikes killing at least 1,072 people since the ceasefire took effect. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The Iran war sparked big worry in March, but that seems to have abated. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Even once the storms abated, a low-slung quilt of fog obscured the Navy Pier fireworks show later that evening. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

After 72 hours, the swelling abated a little more each day (though not always uniformly), and the mild bruising began turning yellow, fading away entirely by day seven or eight. — Michele Promaulayko, Allure, 17 June 2026