Synonyms of abating

abating 1 of 2

adjective

as in subsiding

Related Words

• subsiding
• waning
• ebbing
• dying (down)
• moderating
• letting up
• dying
• stopping
• ending
• passing
• ceasing
• concluding
• closing
• finishing
• terminating
• lapsing
• expiring
• winding up
• desisting
• quitting
• discontinuing
• leaving off

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• residual
• leftover
• lingering
• lasting
• abiding
• enduring
• persisting
• continuing
• keeping up
• holding up
• biding
• holding on
• perduring
• running on

abating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abate

1

as in decreasing

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

• subsiding
• decreasing
• diminishing
• declining
• falling
• easing
• vanishing
• shrinking
• ebbing
• waning
• relenting
• lessening
• tapering
• receding
• moderating
• dwindling
• dropping (off)
• dying (away or down or out)
• weakening
• lowering
• draining (away)
• remitting
• falling away
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• evaporating
• letting up
• palling
• racheting (down)
• de-escalating
• phasing down
• alleviating
• contracting
• collapsing
• compressing
• slackening
• melting (away)
• constricting
• fading (away)
• condensing
• slowing (down)
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• flagging
• relaxing
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• swelling
• building
• intensifying
• expanding
• mounting
• escalating
• accumulating
• enlarging
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• appearing
• picking up
• mushrooming
• waxing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• distending
• elongating

2

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

a couple of aspirin should abate the pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lessening
• depleting
• easing
• lowering
• minimizing
• dwindling
• denting
• downsizing
• slashing
• cutting
• knocking down
• dropping
• compressing
• de-escalating
• downscaling
• shrinking
• contracting
• trimming
• curtailing
• paring
• cutting down
• constricting
• shortening
• abridging
• pruning
• retrenching
• whittling
• condensing
• cutting back
• clipping
• cropping
• truncating
• modifying
• abbreviating
• nicking
• moderating
• modulating
• docking
• deflating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• escalating
• augmenting
• enlarging
• swelling
• raising
• boosting
• amplifying
• extending
• dilating
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• intensifying
• supplementing
• enhancing
• aggrandizing
• distending
• complementing
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

3

as in abolishing

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

• abolishing
• repealing
• canceling
• avoiding
• overturning
• abrogating
• dissolving
• vacating
• dismissing
• voiding
• nullifying
• negating
• invalidating
• quashing
• annulling
• reversing
• rescinding
• revoking
• rolling back
• withdrawing
• striking down
• setting aside
• eliminating
• doing away with
• suspending
• removing
• disannulling
• rejecting
• forbidding
• nulling
• retracting
• vetoing
• prohibiting
• overruling
• overriding
• eradicating
• banning
• erasing
• recalling
• enjoining
• outlawing
• aborting
• countermanding
• calling off
• annihilating
• dropping
• calling
• disallowing
• liquidating
• throwing out
• writing off
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• laying down
• founding
• instituting
• passing
• validating
• permitting
• authorizing
• legislating
• approving
• ratifying
• allowing
• prescribing
• endorsing
• warranting
• clearing
• legalizing
• legitimizing
• formalizing
• ordering
• legitimating
• commanding
• mandating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

4

as in subtracting

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

• subtracting
• deducting
• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• discounting
• taking off
• lessening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• lowering
• knocking off
• curtailing
• cutting down
• slashing
• pruning
• abridging
• clipping
• cutting
• whittling
• shortening
• paring
• cutting back
• cropping
• trimming
• knocking down
• docking
• retrenching
• truncating
• abbreviating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adding
• tacking (on)
• adjoining
• increasing
• annexing
• supplementing
• intensifying
• enhancing
• appending
• complementing
• heightening
• expanding
• escalating
• magnifying
• multiplying
• augmenting
• enlarging
• raising
• boosting
• compounding
• amplifying
• aggrandizing
• beefing (up)

5

as in stripping

to take something away from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• denuding
• bereaving
• cleaning (out)
• defrauding
• shortchanging
• cheating
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• disfurnishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abating

Verb

The Louvre has closed due to about 50 protesting arts and culture students blocking its glass pyramid entrance, in the latest sign of what appears to be abating civil unrest that peaked on Saturday and devolved into rioting. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

With the presidential elections approaching next April, political parties are scrambling to position themselves in relation to a protest movement that has shown no sign of abating. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

My battle with the other members of New Order has been ongoing, at full tilt for almost 15 years, and shows no signs of abating. — Tina Benitez-Eves, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Although the oil market largely dodged a bullet after a successful but repairable attack on Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline, the recent attacks prove that the conflict isn’t abating anytime soon. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

But one annual summer tradition showed no signs of abating in Georgia. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The supply shortage for memory and components shows few signs of abating, signaling that gadgets may be more expensive going forward, permanently changing demand patterns and competition. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

The family feud in the Beckham household shows no signs of abating. — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the conflict shows no signs of abating. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026