EASES (UP) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

eases (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ease (up)

as in lets up

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This is Kerry’s usual spiel at the beginning of a season; historically, the bravado lets up over time.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
There’s truth in these statements, and in the age of LinkedIn, the pressure to build a bigger network never really lets up.

— Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lets up

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Engineers will initially run the engine horizontally while the aircraft rests on its launch and recovery vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The Heavenly Gate rests at the top tip of the ear, just above the triangular hollow, according to Avenue Five Institute.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of rests

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Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gets off

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As the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics explains, energy confinement time describes how quickly thermal energy escapes from the plasma, rather than how long an experiment runs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The host enters the water, where the worm escapes from its body and begins the next stage of its life cycle.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of escapes

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Arginine is an amino acid that the body needs to make nitric oxide, a compound that relaxes and expands blood vessels, improving blood flow.

— Mark Gurarie, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026
Consuming caffeine relaxes the muscular valve between the esophagus and stomach, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which can cause stomach acid to move up into the esophagus and possibly lead to heartburn.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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