TAPERED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of taper

as in decreased

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

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Recent Examples of tapered

Adjective

No extra fabric pooling at the ankles; just a clean, tapered fit with no hemming needed. —

Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 Kirk and other retailers say that sales of tabletop items — everything from tapered candles to plates — are rapid-fire growth drivers, outpacing other categories of decor like bedding and decorative objects. —

The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 Slimmer and tapered cuts (like the ones below) look great on petite frames. —

Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026 For the 98th Academy Awards, Roach is sporting a short pixie-like look complete with piecey, tousled layers and tapered sides. —

Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 This dripping results in most of the water freezing at the base, with less freezing at the tip, giving it a tapered shape. —

Ray Petelin, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 Markle’s tapered trousers featured a front crease and a wide-leg silhouette. —

Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 The Potomac frame forgoes sharp lines fora curved cutout headboard and tapered posts. —

Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026 Straight cut, cigarette, stovepipe, pencil jeans -- all of these are names for variations on a jean cut close to the body with a non-tapered ankle that's nearly universally flattering and looks fresh again. —

Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out. —

Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Dynamic contrasts were boldly drawn, but phrases and passages were also beautifully tapered, up and down, when they were meant to. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 The cut is tapered and layered toward the back–behind the ears where hair tends to have most density–while leaving slightly longer pieces in the front for easy movement and face-framing shape. —

Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 Cheetahs have tapered limbs with a lower moment of inertia, which should make running more efficient. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 Elevated four feet at the highest point, the steps tapered to the ground and left enough space for the dog to retreat. —

Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026 Her wide forehead tapered to a sour mouth and little pointed chin. —

Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 But Juurlink found a case report from 1990 that documented a breast-feeding mother producing a milk sample whose concentration was fifteen per cent higher than Rani’s—and that was after the woman’s morphine dosage had been tapered by ninety per cent. —

Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Finishes can also be adjusted by fit, meaning the process can be applied to the wide variety of jeans in the market like tapered, straight, wide or barrel. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapered

Verb

Adding in exercise was linked with a 46% decreased risk of death from any cause, according to the study.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The less experienced Tyler Kolek’s playing time decreased as well as the squad returned to full health.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026