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Synonyms & Antonyms of ratcheting (down)
- news stories about the kidnapping will ratchet down as the weeks go by
Synonyms for ratcheting (down)
- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- lowering,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- receding,
- relenting,
- remitting,
- shrinking,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off,
- waning
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“Ratcheting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratcheting%20%28down%29. Accessed 24 May. 2022.
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