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Synonyms & Antonyms of tapered
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in progressive, stepped
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for tapered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for tapered
tapered
verb
past tense of taper
Synonyms & Antonyms of tapered (Entry 2 of 2)
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine
Synonyms for tapered
- abated,
- declined,
- decreased,
- de-escalated,
- died (away or down or out),
- diminished,
- drained (away),
- dropped (off),
- dwindled,
- eased,
- ebbed,
- fell,
- fell away,
- lessened,
- let up,
- lowered,
- moderated,
- palled,
- phased down,
- ratcheted (down)
- also racheted (down),
- receded,
- relented,
- remitted,
- shrank
- (or shrunk),
- subsided,
- tapered off,
- waned
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Near Antonyms for tapered
Antonyms for tapered
- accumulated,
- ballooned,
- built,
- burgeoned
- (also bourgeoned),
- enlarged,
- escalated,
- expanded,
- grew,
- increased,
- intensified,
- mounted,
- mushroomed,
- picked up,
- rose,
- snowballed,
- soared,
- swelled,
- waxed
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