Synonyms of subsides

subsides

verb

present tense third-person singular of subside

as in decreases

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsides

Chadchart said despite the heavy rain, flooding should recede once the rain subsides, as city officials are working to drain floodwaters as quickly as possible. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Ideally, those refugees would remain in human care for years or even decades until the mussel invasion subsides. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Still, the entire curve has shifted lower as volatility generally subsides. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

When the storm subsides, the Pogues use Kiara’s coordinates and Pope’s calculations to return to the water and search for the gold. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

The brutal nausea and vomiting of norovirus, for instance, subsides in one to three days; even the relentless diarrhea of cyclosporiasis can let up in a couple of days with an antibiotic. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

That said, living in the South means there’s still a ways to go before the heat subsides, and until then, breathable summer staples will continue to define my outfits. — Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Eventually, the helicopter ejaculates a waterfall from its door, and the storm subsides. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

And once the temp subsides, a secret weapon like this can hide away in your hall closet until things heat up again. — Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026