LETTING UP Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

letting up 1 of 2

adjective

as in dying (down)

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letting up

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verb

present participle of let up

as in ending

to come to an end the rain let up just as we reached the house

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as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the windmill slowed down as the wind let up

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Recent Examples of letting up

Verb

Hardware demand Despite these concerns, the sector's hunger for chips doesn't seem to be letting up, as seen in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's record quarter. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 With protests against the moves beginning to take shape, the crackdowns show no signs of letting up, even as international attention and condemnation begins to pour in. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 But on this Labor Day, working people are struggling amid an affordability crisis that shows no signs of letting up. — Mario Cilento, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 But the divisiveness surrounding the WNBA doesn’t appear to be letting up any time soon. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The heat dome that has produced these extremes is showing no signs of letting up — at least not until early September. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026 After already scoring the best domestic weekend in box-office history, Spider-Man is not letting up. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Shifts in geopolitics, mercurial trade policies and evolving compliance requirements have been reshaping global sourcing, and the changes show no signs of letting up. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 Cornyn, Tillis let up John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, the Republican senators who've been withholding their support to fully confirm Blanche as attorney general, are letting up. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting up

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Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Kicker Nick Folk missed an extra point, ending a 67-try streak of perfection that dated back to the 2023 season as well.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

While Joseph was productive with his legs, garnering 71 yards and one touchdown, the Bruins were effectively stopping the run — a theme consistent throughout the season — limiting the Badger running backs to 54 yards.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Dylan, who adheres to a constant tour schedule and shows no signs of stopping soon, was 75 years-old when given his Nobel.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopping

Verb

Multiple Kelvin waves These waves can bring elevated sea levels for weeks at a time, eventually subsiding before the next wave hits.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsiding

Verb

After a release-weekend show at Camp Flog Gnaw on November 14, the rapper-producer will kick off a full North American trek in Februrary, concluding some five weeks later in Vancouver.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Well, this royal soap opera shows no signs of concluding anytime soon.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of concluding

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Kikuchi makes Haru’s occasionally mortifying romantic pursuit both funny and affecting, embracing the character’s impulsive, sometimes ridiculous behavior without diminishing the depth of her loss.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The good news is that its strongest winds and heaviest rain will remain over the Atlantic, with impacts along our coastline gradually diminishing.

— Kate Bilo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

Meyer said it would be complicated to extend the expiring five-year contract for another season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
For the second time in four seasons, Boone is set to manage the Yankees on an expiring contract, leaving his future beyond 2027 very much up in the air.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of expiring

Verb

How long tapering off testosterone takes Recovery is not uniform.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Not doing so and focusing just on sandals and flip-flops means the brand peaks in the spring-summer, and then see the business tapering off in the fall.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026