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

Activity scheduling generally follows daily circadian rhythms, so more intensive experiences are clustered in the mornings, with a smattering in the afternoon that tapers off in time for slow sunset yoga or meditation. — Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026

Humidity should taper off by Friday as new weather patterns arrive from the Great Plains and southern Canada. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Al-Deek says relief can come from a few different directions — hormone replacement therapy, switching to a different antidepressant, adjusting your dose or tapering off the medication altogether. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026

Any lingering precipitation should taper off by evening as skies gradually clear and temperatures fall into the mid-60s overnight. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026