LETTING UP Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

letting up 1 of 2

adjective

as in dying (down)

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letting up

2 of 2

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

Moscow showed no signs of letting up its aerial assaults elsewhere. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 Elsewhere, Moscow showed no signs of letting up its aerial assaults. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting up

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Rahm shot 5-under 67 and was 23-under par for the week at Yas Links, two strokes clear of Hatton (68) and four ahead of McIlroy (69) in the first of the two season-ending playoff tournaments in the United Arab Emirates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Since taking over as the starter after a season-ending injury to Linc Frazier, Stephenson has passed for 1,420 yards and 21 touchdowns.

— Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

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That’s even more acutely felt in a district where overall student count is decreasing and traditional public schools’ share is shrinking fast.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Safeguards implemented by social media platforms, including Huge’s YouTube ban, have played a role in his decreasing reach.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of decreasing

Verb

Cornerbacks Jacob Parrish and Zyon McCollum had Tampa Bay's other picks, with the last turnover stopping a second-half drive in Bucs territory when Atlanta still had an opportunity to get back into the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
At the rear, stopping duties are handled by a 230-mm disc and a two-piston caliper, also using 27-mm pistons.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 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

The Heat’s five-game western swing continues Wednesday night against the Clippers, before concluding with games Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors, Sunday against the Sacramento Kings and next Tuesday against the Utah Jazz.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
The battle between Bass and Raman ends Tuesday, concluding a bitter nine-month contest between two candidates who were once political allies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of concluding

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Everybody raves about the myriad of health benefits that comes along with dry brushing—from physically exfoliating your skin and eliminating strawberry skin to increasing blood flow and potentially diminishing the appearance of circulation.

— Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
There is no denying that Trump’s efforts in Iran are diminishing his party’s chances of retaining Congress.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

After a weekend marked by consistent downpours, South Florida will see more rain in the beginning of the week before tapering off into drier conditions at the end of the week.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, the growth of its revenue from search seems to be tapering off.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026