Synonyms of taper off

taper off

verb

as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• diminish
• subside
• die (away or down or out)
• drain (away)
• decline
• fall away
• fall
• ease
• drop (off)
• shrink
• vanish
• rachet (down)
• phase down
• ratchet (down)
• taper
• moderate
• ebb
• let up
• recede
• pall
• lower
• tail (off)
• remit
• lessen
• wane
• slow (down)
• relent
• dwindle
• weaken
• fade (away)
• evaporate
• abate
• melt (away)
• de-escalate
• peter (out)
• fritter (away)
• collapse
• compress
• contract
• cave (in)
• give out
• alleviate
• relax
• condense
• constrict
• slacken
• flag
• sink
• deflate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• build
• rise
• pick up
• grow
• expand
• mount
• accumulate
• intensify
• swell
• enlarge
• escalate
• wax
• appear
• soar
• show up
• emerge
• mushroom
• snowball
• balloon
• blow up
• burgeon
• lengthen
• elongate
• distend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taper off

What happens if the supply gap is still there when releases taper off? — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Any precipitation should taper off later Monday, though clouds may linger into the evening, making for a gray day, the weather service said. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

As the rains tapered off and the skies cleared, Paterson's annual Dominican parade stepped off Sunday afternoon, though with a slight delay. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

However, Brissett's play tapered off after he was hobbled by a knee injury. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026