Synonyms of tapering off

tapering off

verb

present participle of taper off

as in decreasing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapering off

After a weekend marked by consistent downpours, South Florida will see more rain in the beginning of the week before tapering off into drier conditions at the end of the week. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, the growth of its revenue from search seems to be tapering off. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

How long tapering off testosterone takes Recovery is not uniform. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Not doing so and focusing just on sandals and flip-flops means the brand peaks in the spring-summer, and then see the business tapering off in the fall. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 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

Rain chances continue into Thursday, with storm activity tapering off in the evening. — Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

The rain will be tapering off and skies will be clearing in the afternoon. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The large multi-state outbreak in 2013 went from June to August before tapering off. — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2026