Synonyms of letup

letup 1 of 2

noun

ˈlet-ˌəp 

as in slowdown

a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something

the downpour continued for hours without letup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowdown
• decline
• deceleration
• drop
• slump
• retardation
• braking
• downshift
• ebb
• weakening
• halt
• remission
• stoppage
• wane
• retreat
• plunge
• collapse
• arrest
• crash
• flagging
• fall
• check

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acceleration
• quickening
• hastening

let up

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to stop

to come to an end

the rain let up just as we reached the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• conclude
• end
• expire
• cease
• halt
• go
• finish
• pass
• die
• leave off
• terminate
• determine
• close
• break off
• bite the dust
• break up
• wind up
• lapse
• wink (out)
• discontinue
• elapse
• lay off (of)
• quit
• desist (from)
• stall
• refrain (from)
• dead-end
• cut out
• knock off
• pause
• stay
• pack (up or in)
• give over
• suspend
• break down
• conk (out)
• peter (out)
• wind down
• abate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• hang on
• persist
• extend
• draw out
• prolong
• protract

2

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the windmill slowed down as the wind let up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• diminish
• subside
• fall
• decline
• drop (off)
• ease
• vanish
• shrink
• taper off
• fall away
• ebb
• recede
• die (away or down or out)
• wane
• moderate
• drain (away)
• remit
• pall
• relent
• taper
• phase down
• dwindle
• lessen
• lower
• ratchet (down)
• weaken
• abate
• give out
• evaporate
• rachet (down)
• slow (down)
• de-escalate
• tail (off)
• relax
• alleviate
• contract
• collapse
• compress
• peter (out)
• fade (away)
• melt (away)
• constrict
• condense
• slacken
• cave (in)
• sink
• fritter (away)
• flag
• deflate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• build
• pick up
• rise
• grow
• expand
• accumulate
• intensify
• appear
• enlarge
• mount
• swell
• soar
• escalate
• show up
• emerge
• wax
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• blow up
• lengthen
• burgeon
• elongate
• distend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of letup

Noun

Trump recently rolled out his health care plan, and a White House official said the president also will release a housing plan soon, with no letup in his frenetic pace. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

Throughout the season there was no letup in spending by the nation’s wealthiest, with by some statistics the top 10 income percentile accounting for 50 percent of spending. — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025

Verb

Those good vibes didn’t let up from the opening tip until the Dream put the Valkyries away with a wire-to-wire 97-71 win. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

That feverish obsession with writing and recording music together hasn’t let up in the two years since then. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026