Synonyms of remit

remit

verb

ri-ˈmit 

1

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance

the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignore
• forgive
• explain
• overlook
• justify
• pardon
• excuse
• disregard
• discount
• pass over
• whitewash
• forgive and forget
• shrug off
• paper over
• gloss (over)
• condone
• blink (at)
• brush (aside or off)
• wink (at)
• exonerate
• overpass
• gloze (over)
• exculpate
• rationalize
• waive
• absolve
• vindicate
• acquit
• close one's eyes to
• clear
• wave (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• note
• mind
• mark
• object (to)
• heed

3

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time

the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postpone
• delay
• defer
• put over
• put off
• lay over
• hold over
• wait
• shelve
• hold off (on)
• suspend
• hold up
• hesitate
• stay
• pause
• stretch (out)
• lengthen
• extend
• slow
• detain
• prolong
• retard
• protract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• do
• work (on)
• act
• deal (with)
• decide (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remit

In many cases, after years of not remitting money owed to ASCAP, the company sued the business owners and took them to court. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026

This can have weird consequences since there is often a lag between the time that the debtor's employer remits money to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office lags in sending the money to the creditor. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026