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Synonyms & Antonyms of remit
- waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car
Synonyms for remit
- 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,
- ratchet (down)
- also rachet (down),
- recede,
- relent,
- shrink,
- subside,
- taper,
- taper off,
- wane
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- 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
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- heed,
- mark,
- mind,
- note,
- object (to)
- the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
'Purview' or 'Preview'?
'Purview' or 'Preview'?
Or perhaps 'ambit,' 'remit,' or 'bailiwick'?
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 2 Jul. 2020.
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The first known use of remit was in the 14th century
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