Synonyms of ebbed

ebbed

verb

past tense of ebb

1

as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value

the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorated
• worsened
• crumbled
• descended
• declined
• diminished
• degenerated
• devolved
• sank
• atrophied
• rotted
• fell
• regressed
• weakened
• decayed
• retrograded
• waned
• receded
• dwindled
• sagged
• disintegrated
• went to pot
• slipped
• reduced
• abated
• soured
• went to seed
• decomposed
• degraded
• downsized
• undermined
• lessened
• putrefied
• corrupted
• dilapidated
• languished
• lagged
• drooped
• moldered
• debilitated
• lowered
• de-escalated
• spoiled
• failed
• wasted (away)
• flagged
• wilted
• broke down
• ran down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• intensified
• ameliorated
• upgraded
• strengthened
• enhanced
• heightened
• meliorated
• enriched
• developed
• progressed
• bettered
• proceeded
• fortified
• marched
• advanced

2

as in subsided

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsided
• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• eased
• vanished
• shrank
• waned
• declined
• receded
• dwindled
• lessened
• palled
• dropped (off)
• abated
• tapered
• weakened
• moderated
• relented
• evaporated
• lowered
• died (away or down or out)
• drained (away)
• fell away
• tapered off
• remitted
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• de-escalated
• phased down
• racheted (down)
• compressed
• slackened
• alleviated
• contracted
• condensed
• constricted
• faded (away)
• melted (away)
• collapsed
• relaxed
• slowed (down)
• petered (out)
• frittered (away)
• tailed (off)
• gave out
• sank
• flagged
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• grew
• intensified
• built
• rose
• expanded
• swelled
• soared
• accumulated
• escalated
• mounted
• enlarged
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ebbed

Teams that historically ebbed more than flowed reversed that. — David Turner, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The golden era of sports print journalism ebbed and began to die. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

The new era of worker power that labor advocates proclaimed as the pandemic ebbed was something of a chimera. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Still, the sector has been flat since January 2025, as pandemic-era stimulus dollars have ebbed out of the public schools. — New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

As farming ebbed, the water stored in those reservoirs helped the area's cities and suburbs become one of the nation's fastest growing urban areas. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

This is true if focusing on the standard price-to-earnings ratio, which has ebbed from 23 to 20 in the past 10 months. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Daniel de Visé Consumer sentiment ebbed in July, continuing a generally downward slide that began in 2021, according to the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 July 2026

On SpaceX’s first day of trading, Wood’s Ark invested about half a billion in SpaceX, and has purchased more as the price has ebbed since its opening day. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2026