Synonyms of remits

remits

verb

present tense third-person singular of remit

1

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreases
• subsides
• diminishes
• falls
• declines
• eases
• shrinks
• vanishes
• tapers
• ebbs
• recedes
• wanes
• dies (away or down or out)
• palls
• drops (off)
• moderates
• relents
• tapers off
• abates
• drains (away)
• lowers
• lessens
• falls away
• evaporates
• dwindles
• weakens
• lets up
• phases down
• rachets (down)
• ratchets (down)
• de-escalates
• compresses
• condenses
• contracts
• constricts
• collapses
• alleviates
• tails (off)
• slackens
• relaxes
• melts (away)
• slows (down)
• fades (away)
• peters (out)
• gives out
• fritters (away)
• sinks
• flags
• deflates
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• rises
• grows
• builds
• accumulates
• expands
• swells
• enlarges
• intensifies
• appears
• soars
• mushrooms
• escalates
• picks up
• emerges
• mounts
• waxes
• shows up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• lengthens
• balloons
• elongates
• blows up
• distends

2

as in ignores

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

• ignores
• forgives
• overlooks
• justifies
• explains
• pardons
• disregards
• discounts
• excuses
• condones
• whitewashes
• passes over
• shrugs off
• papers over
• brushes (aside or off)
• blinks (at)
• glosses (over)
• forgives and forgets
• winks (at)
• rationalizes
• exonerates
• exculpates
• waives
• overpasses
• glozes (over)
• vindicates
• absolves
• acquits
• closes one's eyes to
• waves (aside or off)
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• notes
• minds
• marks
• objects (to)
• heeds

3

as in postpones

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

• postpones
• delays
• defers
• holds over
• shelves
• waits
• lays over
• suspends
• holds off (on)
• puts over
• hesitates
• holds up
• pauses
• puts off
• stays
• slows
• lengthens
• prolongs
• stretches (out)
• extends
• detains
• protracts
• retards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• does
• acts
• works (on)
• deals (with)
• decides (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remits

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

The site collects from clients are remits payment to you when jobs are complete, minus the site’s 20% fee. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026