Synonyms of subsiding

subsiding 1 of 2

adjective

as in ebbing

Related Words

• ebbing
• waning
• abating
• dying (down)
• moderating
• letting up
• dying
• passing
• stopping
• ending
• lapsing
• ceasing
• concluding
• finishing
• closing
• terminating
• expiring
• winding up
• desisting
• quitting
• discontinuing
• leaving off

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• residual
• leftover
• lingering
• lasting
• persisting
• enduring
• abiding
• continuing
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• holding on
• perduring
• running on

subsiding

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• declining
• falling
• shrinking
• easing
• ebbing
• vanishing
• tapering
• receding
• waning
• evaporating
• moderating
• lessening
• dwindling
• relenting
• weakening
• lowering
• abating
• dying (away or down or out)
• remitting
• dropping (off)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• collapsing
• palling
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• phasing down
• compressing
• de-escalating
• contracting
• alleviating
• condensing
• slackening
• constricting
• relaxing
• melting (away)
• sinking
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• frittering (away)
• tailing (off)
• giving out
• petering (out)
• flagging
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• rising
• growing
• swelling
• building
• expanding
• intensifying
• mounting
• escalating
• accumulating
• enlarging
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• appearing
• picking up
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• waxing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• distending
• elongating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsiding

Verb

Multiple Kelvin waves These waves can bring elevated sea levels for weeks at a time, eventually subsiding before the next wave hits. — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Key Background The crisis appeared to be subsiding somewhat Friday as Spanish authorities said a majority of the 60,000 people who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco over the past several days had returned home. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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

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