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a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
- the downpour continued for hours without letup
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of let up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come to an end
- the rain let up just as we reached the house
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2
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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- abate,
- de-escalate,
- decline,
- decrease,
- die (away or down or out),
- diminish,
- drain (away),
- drop (off),
- dwindle,
- ease,
- ebb,
- fall,
- fall away,
- lessen,
- lower,
- moderate,
- pall,
- phase down,
- ratchet (down)
- also rachet (down),
- recede,
- relent,
- remit,
- shrink,
- subside,
- taper,
- taper off,
- wane
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letup. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of letup was in 1787
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