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ratchet (down)

verb

variants: also rachet (down)

Synonyms and Antonyms of ratchet (down)

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

news stories about the kidnapping will ratchet down as the weeks go by

Synonyms of ratchet (down)

abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane

Words Related to ratchet (down)

compress, condense, constrict, contract

evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanish

slacken, slow (down)

alleviate, relax

flag, sink, weaken

cave (in), collapse, deflate

Near Antonyms of ratchet (down)

appear, emerge, show up

blow up, distend, elongate, lengthen

Antonyms of ratchet (down)

accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax

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