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

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

In most cases, volatility subsides after earnings, but with the lockup period for SpaceX insiders opening up two days after, tension is likely to remain high. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 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

After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 May 2026