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

Harry has previously shared his desire to reconcile with his family, and the meeting triggered speculation the royal family’s rift might be abating. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

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

Inflation crossed 4 percent for the first time in three years in May, exacerbating Americans’ pain at the pump and dealing a fresh political blow to the White House, as the Iran war’s toll on consumers shows no sign of abating. — Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 10 June 2026

That war, now in its fourth year with little sign of abating, has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced about 14 million people and left almost 20 million facing acute hunger. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026

On Komote Island, the El Molo's problems show little sign of abating. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026

The stress in the bond market is intensifying and showing few signs of abating. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 May 2026

Louisiana’s congressional map Last week’s blockbuster Supreme Court decision abating a central Voting Rights Act provision struck down Louisiana’s congressional map. — Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026

The conflict has entered its fifth week and is showing no sign of abating despite a diplomatic push by Washington last week and separate peace talks over the weekend in Pakistan. — The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026