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

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

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

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

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

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

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