SUBSIDING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

subsiding 1 of 2

adjective

as in ebbing

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subsiding

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verb

present participle of subside

as in decreasing

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 subsiding

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India, one of the world's most prolific IPO markets, was gearing up for issues worth $50 billion as tension in the Middle East were subsiding. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026 The afternoon started tough until the wind kept subsiding, and players began taking aim at flags. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Weather service and public safety officials said the safest thing to do is to stay away from the beaches altogether until the southern swells start subsiding. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Breezy winds return on Tuesday after subsiding somewhat on Monday. — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 2 May 2026 But there were no signs that the conflict was subsiding. — ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026 But, by the end of May, the issue was not subsiding. — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026 Police said the ice conditions subsiding and the low tide conditions made for a much easier search, which involved multiple drones. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026 Though snowy conditions are subsiding, the impacts of the storm will linger in the coming days—especially as many regions that saw snowfall are beginning the week with single-digit temperatures. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsiding

Adjective

Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.

— Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of waning

Verb

Several regions observed consumers looking for cheaper alternatives to products or decreasing discretionary spending to save money, according to the report.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026
More rain through Friday before conditions improve Rain chances should begin decreasing across eastern parts of the region by Friday and through the weekend, although isolated showers and storms could linger in western areas.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of decreasing

Verb

Weakening high pressure to our east is slowly reducing scorching hot temperatures from earlier this week and diminishing the monsoonal moisture that provided unseasonable rain showers and thunderstorms.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
In Miami-Dade, the transit system faces financial woes Aside from diminishing Miami-Dade’s transit ambitions, the Levine Cava plan also highlights the dire financial picture facing mass transit in the county.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Dominican hospitality does not come from shrinking itself to make visitors comfortable.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
In 2019, when the Fed was shrinking its balance sheet, the cushion of reserves available in the banking system dropped, leading to a spike in overnight lending rates that forced the central bank to step in and add liquidity back into markets.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of shrinking

Verb

Her warning came despite the latest consumer price index coming in below expectations, easing fears that the Fed might have to hike rates later this month.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2026
The pressure persisted throughout the week, easing only briefly on Tuesday after IBM’s preannouncement highlighted where enterprise technology dollars are flowing.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Definition of easing

Verb

The autocracies are surging, and democracies ebbing.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
That number has fluctuated from a high of 115,000 in May to a low of about 16,000 on the day before this column was published, ebbing and flowing as tickets were purchased, new batches were released and FIFA (maybe) pulled back others.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026

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