SUBSIDED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

subsided

verb

past tense of subside

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep

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Recent Examples of subsided As the twitching subsided, the team warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but there was no response. — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 Across much of software, AI panic has largely subsided as incumbents have posted persistent growth. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 By Sunday afternoon, the drenching rains had largely subsided in the Sedona area. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 The fright of theme drought had subsided for now, but as with any horror villain, there’s always the danger of a sequel. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 But within a couple years, as the pandemic eased and community-police tension subsided, Bolingbrook Police Chief Mike Rompa started using his village purchasing card – known as a p-card – in a different way than others with the same cards. — Irika Sargent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, conditions were improving in the tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, where residents began resuming normal activities as the rain subsided. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Less than a day after that subsided, a second eruption followed. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 International outrage over the carnage in Gaza, meanwhile, has largely subsided, with many countries preferring a failing peace process to none at all. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

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In a further wrinkle, the researchers found that warmer weather increased mouse numbers but decreased nymphal ticks.

— Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2026
Since then, available retail space has declined by about 13% with the restructuring of the Water Tower Place, and store vacancies have decreased by 2%, according to Gregory Kirsch, managing broker for Kirsch agencies.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of decreased

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As with many early American utopian communities, their ranks diminished after the Civil War, but a small band of Shakers has persisted at Sabbathday.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Somewhat diminished in the film’s erratic attempts to contextualize this ever-metastasizing sickness is Odeh himself.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell

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The Democrats' sweep of the midterm elections sparked a huge move in solar stocks on Wednesday, but by Thursday many of the gains had vanished as the markets soured on the artificial intelligence trade.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
It’s been nearly a year and a half since 15-year-old Kylie Arellano vanished from Garden City, Utah.

— Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of vanished

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In the most recent year of accounting, homelessness increased slightly in the city but declined significantly in Raman’s council district.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The Post also sought comment on Alex’s allegations; when the agency asked for Alex’s personal information, the newspaper declined to provide it, citing his safety concerns.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of declined

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Whether DeSantis’ redistricting effort delivers for Republicans Florida’s new congressional maps shrunk the number of Democratic-leaning seats from eight to four.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The actuators push a piston with pressurized oil, much like the arm of an excavator, only shrunk down.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

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