Synonyms of abates

abates

verb

present tense third-person singular of abate

1

as in subsides

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

• subsides
• decreases
• diminishes
• vanishes
• eases
• falls
• declines
• shrinks
• wanes
• ebbs
• recedes
• dwindles
• lessens
• tapers
• relents
• palls
• moderates
• weakens
• evaporates
• dies (away or down or out)
• lowers
• remits
• drains (away)
• drops (off)
• falls away
• tapers off
• lets up
• de-escalates
• ratchets (down)
• rachets (down)
• phases down
• collapses
• compresses
• slackens
• constricts
• alleviates
• condenses
• relaxes
• fades (away)
• melts (away)
• tails (off)
• slows (down)
• contracts
• gives out
• peters (out)
• fritters (away)
• deflates
• sinks
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• increases
• grows
• intensifies
• builds
• expands
• escalates
• accumulates
• swells
• enlarges
• soars
• emerges
• appears
• mushrooms
• mounts
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• shows up
• lengthens
• snowballs
• elongates
• balloons
• blows up
• distends

2

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

a couple of aspirin should abate the pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• depletes
• eases
• lowers
• lessens
• dwindles
• minimizes
• downsizes
• drops
• compresses
• knocks down
• dents
• de-escalates
• slashes
• shrinks
• cuts
• shortens
• downscales
• curtails
• constricts
• condenses
• pares
• crops
• truncates
• retrenches
• cuts down
• deflates
• whittles
• modifies
• modulates
• abbreviates
• abridges
• prunes
• trims
• cuts back
• contracts
• docks
• clips
• moderates
• qualifies
• nicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• expands
• escalates
• augments
• enlarges
• raises
• amplifies
• boosts
• swells
• extends
• dilates
• lengthens
• inflates
• prolongs
• blows up
• intensifies
• adds (to)
• elongates
• enhances
• complements
• distends
• heightens
• aggrandizes
• supplements
• protracts
• redoubles

3

as in abolishes

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

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• vacates
• avoids
• dissolves
• overturns
• nullifies
• withdraws
• invalidates
• abrogates
• quashes
• dismisses
• rescinds
• voids
• negates
• annuls
• revokes
• suspends
• reverses
• strikes down
• rolls back
• sets aside
• nulls
• does away with
• retracts
• removes
• overrules
• rejects
• eliminates
• disannuls
• overrides
• forbids
• vetoes
• erases
• recalls
• prohibits
• enjoins
• aborts
• eradicates
• annihilates
• bans
• drops
• disallows
• countermands
• liquidates
• outlaws
• calls
• calls off
• breaks down
• throws out
• writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• lays down
• institutes
• founds
• passes
• permits
• validates
• allows
• authorizes
• legislates
• approves
• clears
• prescribes
• legitimizes
• endorses
• orders
• legitimates
• warrants
• formalizes
• legalizes
• sanctions
• ratifies
• mandates
• commands
• decrees

4

as in subtracts

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

• subtracts
• deducts
• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• takes off
• lessens
• dwindles
• discounts
• lowers
• shortens
• knocks off
• curtails
• downsizes
• cuts down
• crops
• truncates
• pares
• knocks down
• abbreviates
• abridges
• prunes
• slashes
• clips
• cuts back
• cuts
• whittles
• retrenches
• docks
• trims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adds
• appends
• adjoins
• intensifies
• increases
• complements
• enhances
• annexes
• heightens
• tacks (on)
• supplements
• magnifies
• expands
• escalates
• augments
• enlarges
• raises
• amplifies
• multiplies
• boosts
• compounds
• aggrandizes
• beefs (up)

5

as in deprives

to take something away from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprives
• strips
• bereaves
• divests
• denudes
• cleans (out)
• defrauds
• shortchanges
• bankrupts
• impoverishes
• cheats
• disfurnishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abates

Armour hooks my arm, and the panic abates. —Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026

Preserving dam integrity across northern Michigan will be important to the region once the crisis abates, said Sharen Lange, a Cheboygan business owner active in economic development, including on Cheboygan Commons. —CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

The device abates severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery. —Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026

McClindon and fellow council aide Nelly Rocha were both homeless for years before Houston hired them at his previous job with the Oakland Beautification Council, which abates graffiti from public properties. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025

Amen emphasized that some people may feel more tired at first, but this side effect usually abates. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Abducting the children abates her illness. —Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025