Synonyms of subsided

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• eased
• ebbed
• vanished
• declined
• shrank
• receded
• waned
• dwindled
• abated
• lessened
• evaporated
• relented
• tapered
• moderated
• lowered
• palled
• died (away or down or out)
• dropped (off)
• weakened
• drained (away)
• remitted
• fell away
• tapered off
• let up
• de-escalated
• ratcheted (down)
• phased down
• racheted (down)
• compressed
• alleviated
• contracted
• collapsed
• relaxed
• condensed
• slackened
• constricted
• melted (away)
• faded (away)
• slowed (down)
• petered (out)
• frittered (away)
• tailed (off)
• sank
• gave out
• flagged
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• intensified
• grew
• built
• swelled
• rose
• expanded
• mounted
• escalated
• accumulated
• soared
• enlarged
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• ballooned
• showed up
• lengthened
• distended
• elongated
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsided

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

That is generally subsided by their employers, who cover a large portion of the monthly premium payments workers pay. — Ian Thomas,colleen McKown, CNBC, 27 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

Although still dealing with the aftermath of government funds flooding the economy AFTER the pandemic subsided, folks are still working and accumulating wealth — or blowing their paycheck — depending on one’s view of current income. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026