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subside

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of subside

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep

Synonyms of subside

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, remit, shrink, taper, taper off, wane

Words Related to subside

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 subside

appear, emerge, show up

blow up, distend, elongate, lengthen

Antonyms of subside

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

Synonym Discussion of subside

abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing.

- the storm abated

subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation.

- the protests subsided after a few days

wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive.

- waning enthusiasm

ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.

- the ebbing of daylight

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