Synonyms of phase down

phase down

verb

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of phase down

Broadleaf had been waiting for Monrovia to phase down its use of the property. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026

Under the Kigali amendment ratified in 2016, the US committed to reduce hydrofluorocarbons by about 85% before 2036, and HFA inhalers are among the hydrofluorocarbons that will probably be phased down. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025

After 2026, the credits would phase down to their original, pre-pandemic parameters before Democrats’ 2021 expansion. — Cq Roll Call, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

The Italian was brought in to replace Marwood, who retained decision-making power but gradually phased down his role. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025