Synonyms of ebbing

ebbing 1 of 3

noun

as in deterioration

a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body

seniors who stay active can keep at bay some of the inevitable ebbing of the memory that comes with advanced years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deterioration
• weakening
• decay
• decline
• exhaustion
• decaying
• degeneration
• enfeeblement
• descent
• debilitation
• declension
• atrophy
• regression
• relapse
• flagging
• setback
• drooping
• limping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improvement
• recovery
• rehabilitation
• revitalization
• strengthening
• recuperation
• rally
• progress
• comeback
• invigoration
• snapback
• rejuvenation
• rejuvenescence

ebbing

2 of 3

adjective

as in waning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waning
• subsiding
• dying (down)
• abating
• moderating
• dying
• passing
• letting up
• lapsing
• ending
• closing
• stopping
• ceasing
• finishing
• concluding
• expiring
• terminating
• winding up
• quitting
• desisting
• discontinuing
• leaving off

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• remaining
• residual
• leftover
• lingering
• lasting
• abiding
• enduring
• persisting
• continuing
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• perduring
• holding on
• running on

ebbing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of ebb

1

as in deteriorating

to become worse or of less value

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorating
• crumbling
• worsening
• descending
• declining
• diminishing
• sinking
• degenerating
• decaying
• devolving
• rotting
• weakening
• retrograding
• regressing
• atrophying
• waning
• dwindling
• receding
• disintegrating
• falling
• sagging
• running to seed
• going to pot
• going to seed
• decomposing
• reducing
• downsizing
• souring
• slipping
• putrefying
• degrading
• abating
• undermining
• corrupting
• moldering
• lessening
• debilitating
• dilapidating
• languishing
• lagging
• drooping
• spoiling
• flagging
• lowering
• de-escalating
• wilting
• wasting (away)
• failing
• running down
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• ameliorating
• intensifying
• upgrading
• strengthening
• bettering
• enhancing
• meliorating
• heightening
• proceeding
• enriching
• developing
• progressing
• advancing
• fortifying
• marching

2

as in subsiding

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsiding
• decreasing
• diminishing
• declining
• falling
• shrinking
• vanishing
• easing
• waning
• dwindling
• receding
• tapering
• weakening
• moderating
• lessening
• relenting
• dying (away or down or out)
• dropping (off)
• lowering
• evaporating
• draining (away)
• falling away
• abating
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• remitting
• palling
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• collapsing
• phasing down
• de-escalating
• slackening
• contracting
• compressing
• melting (away)
• constricting
• fading (away)
• condensing
• slowing (down)
• alleviating
• relaxing
• frittering (away)
• tailing (off)
• flagging
• sinking
• petering (out)
• giving out
• deflating
• caving (in)

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• increasing
• rising
• growing
• swelling
• expanding
• building
• intensifying
• soaring
• escalating
• mounting
• burgeoning
• accumulating
• enlarging
• mushrooming
• emerging
• waxing
• appearing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning
• showing up
• lengthening
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending