DRAINS (AWAY) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

drains (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drain (away)

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the city lost population, its political influence drained away

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This number obviously decreases as planes are taking off and landing around airports, where air traffic controllers are able to maintain safe distances between flights.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
The resulting design of the mouse decreases its overall footprint while retaining the stability of a familiar symmetrical profile.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of decreases

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In most cases, volatility subsides after earnings, but with the lockup period for SpaceX insiders opening up two days after, tension is likely to remain high.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Eventually, the helicopter ejaculates a waterfall from its door, and the storm subsides.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of subsides

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Johnson views the phrase as symbolic of a broader cultural problem, arguing that celebrating a reputation built on violence diminishes the hundreds of lives lost over the years.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
But those behavior answers are rooted in action, and that diminishes the power of hope as a spiritual idea.

— Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of diminishes

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When the foliage declines the bulbs, actually tubers, rest before restarting growth the following spring.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal After the injunction was granted earlier this month, Schwab immediately asked the Kansas Supreme Court to act on the matter.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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