DIED (AWAY OR DOWN OR OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

died (away or down or out)

verb

past tense of die (away or down or out)

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the fuss gradually died down as people found other things with which to concern themselves

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Deaths from the virus have decreased by 36% in the past decade.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Penalties of $3,400 issued the same month against the town of Brentwood were decreased to $2,600 after a settlement.

— William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

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That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Their floodlights were opened with a visit by a Manchester United XI in 1989 and a substantial clubhouse was opened by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1995, but attendances fell away and the ground had no host club.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Just beyond the marks, the abyss fell away for hundreds of feet.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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