Synonyms of tapering

tapering

verb

present participle of taper

as in decreasing

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapering

Along with the heavy-duty foundation raft, the tower consisted of a hollow concrete core running the complete height of the building, tapering from 35 ft (11 m) at the base to 22 ft (7 m) at the top, with a corresponding thinning of the core walls. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Medicare would clarify how clinicians can be paid for the attentive work of tapering a patient off of a medication (which is already a part of routine clinical care). — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026

The animal had a hump over his shoulders where the gray color showed the lightest, and its nose and snout were long and tapering. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Chip stocks have fallen off a cliff over the past week, but traders are seeing it as more of an unwinding in the momentum play than a sign of fundamentally tapering demand within the artificial intelligence boom. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 July 2026

In its final form, though, the change — 8 to 10 feet closer in the corners with the gaps tapering toward a still 410-foot centerfield — certainly doesn’t appear overwhelming. — Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

The virus peaked sharply in January and remains elevated in early March, although the seasonal winter wave is now tapering. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026

By tapering the metal base, the setting reduces visible metal and allows more light to reach the stone. — Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Predawn temps will settle into the upper 40s and low 50s, which is ideal for runners squeezing in their final long training run before tapering in preparation for next weekend’s Austin Marathon and Half Marathon. — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026