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letting up (on)

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present participle of let up (on)

Synonyms & Antonyms of letting up (on)

as in reducing, decreasing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for letting up (on)

decreasing,
diminishing,
lessening,
lowering,
reducing,
subduing

muffling,
muting,
toning (down)

debilitating,
enfeebling,
weakening

benumbing,
blunting,
cauterizing,
dampening,
damping,
deadening,
dulling,
numbing

dwindling,
receding,
subsiding,
tapering (off),
waning

alleviating,
easing,
lightening

abating,
moderating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for letting up (on)

sharpening,
whetting

amplifying,
augmenting,
beefing (up),
boosting,
consolidating,
deepening,
enhancing,
heightening,
intensifying,
magnifying,
redoubling,
stepping up,
strengthening

animating,
arousing,
stimulating

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