PALLED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

palled

verb

past tense of pall

as in subsided

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled

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Less than a day after that subsided, a second eruption followed.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
International outrage over the carnage in Gaza, meanwhile, has largely subsided, with many countries preferring a failing peace process to none at all.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsided

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The weather service canceled the flood watch for nearly all the Kansas City forecast area because the threat of additional heavy rain had diminished.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
One can see this when a paint’s color appears diminished and faded.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Part of the issue is that while inflation has eased from the levels seen earlier in the decade, the cost of many everyday expenses remains elevated, and prices are continuing to climb.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
To be sure, oil prices have dropped in recent weeks as supply blockages have eased.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of eased

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Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished 22,000 miles into their expedition.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
There, researchers have just announced that AI may help hasten the return of the extinct dodo, with the flightless bird, which vanished from the world more than 350 years ago, likely walking among us again sometime in the early 2030s.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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