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letup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of letup

a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
  • The downpour continued for hours without letup.
Synonyms of letup

braking, deceleration, retardation, slowdown
Words Related to letup

decline, drop, slump

ebb, remission, retreat, wane

flagging, weakening

arrest, check, halt, stoppage

collapse, crash, fall, plunge
Antonyms of letup

acceleration, hastening, quickening

let up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of let up

1 to come to an end
  • The rain let up just as we reached the house.
Synonyms of let up

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)
Words Related to let up

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down
Phrases Synonymous with let up

bite the dust
Near Antonyms of let up

draw out, extend, prolong, protract
Antonyms of let up

continue, hang on, persist
2 to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
  • The windmill slowed down as the wind let up.
Synonyms of let up

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
Words Related to let up

compress, condense, constrict, contract

evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanish

slacken, slow (down)

alleviate, relax

flag, sink, weaken

cave (in), collapse, deflate
Near Antonyms of let up

appear, emerge, show up

blow up, distend, elongate, lengthen
Antonyms of let up

accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax

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