Synonyms and Antonyms of abates
1
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
declines, decreases, de-escalates, dies (away or down or out), diminishes, drains (away), drops (off), dwindles, eases, ebbs, falls, falls away, lessens, lets up, lowers, moderates, palls, phases down, ratchets (down) also
rachets (down)
, recedes, relents, remits, shrinks, subsides, tapers, tapers off, wanes
compresses, condenses, constricts, contracts
evaporates, fades (away), fritters (away), gives out, melts (away), peters (out), tails (off), vanishes
slackens, slows (down)
alleviates, relaxes
flags, sinks, weakens
caves (in), collapses, deflates
accumulates, balloons, builds, burgeons (also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, grows, increases, intensifies, mounts, mushrooms, picks up, rises, snowballs, soars, swells, waxes
2
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
- a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
decreases, de-escalates, dents, depletes, diminishes, downscales, downsizes, drops, dwindles, eases, knocks down, lessens, lowers, reduces
compresses, condenses, constricts, contracts
abbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, nicks, pares, prunes, retrenches, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittles
deflates, shrinks
minimizes
moderates, modifies, modulates, qualifies
blows up, dilates, distends, inflates, swells
elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protracts
adds (to), complements, supplements
enhances, heightens, intensifies
redoubles
3
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
abolishes, abrogates, annuls, avoids, cancels, disannuls, dissolves, invalidates, negates, nullifies, nulls, quashes, repeals, rescinds, rolls back, strikes down, vacates, voids
countermands, overrides, overrules, overturns, vetoes
aborts, calls, calls off, drops, recalls, retracts, reverses, revokes, suspends, withdraws
bans, enjoins, forbids, outlaws, prohibits
disallows, dismisses, rejects
annihilates, breaks down, eliminates, eradicates, erases, liquidates, removes, throws out, writes off
enacts, lays down, legislates
establishes, founds, institutes
formalizes, legalizes, legitimates, legitimizes, validates
passes, ratifies
allows, approves, authorizes, clears, endorses (also indorses), permits, sanctions, warrants
commands, decrees, mandates, orders, prescribes
4
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
decreases, diminishes, discounts, downsizes, dwindles, knocks down, lessens, lowers, reduces
abbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, pares, prunes, retrenches, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittles
adjoins, annexes, appends
complements, supplements
enhances, heightens, intensifies, magnifies
aggrandizes, amplifies, augments, beefs (up), boosts, compounds, enlarges, escalates, expands, increases, multiplies, raises
5
to take something away from
- recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project
