Synonyms of abating

abating 1 of 2

adjective

as in subsiding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

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

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

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