Synonyms of tapers

tapers

verb

present tense third-person singular of taper

as in decreases

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

• decreases
• subsides
• diminishes
• eases
• shrinks
• falls
• declines
• vanishes
• ebbs
• recedes
• tapers off
• wanes
• palls
• lowers
• dwindles
• dies (away or down or out)
• remits
• moderates
• lessens
• drains (away)
• drops (off)
• rachets (down)
• relents
• ratchets (down)
• weakens
• abates
• falls away
• phases down
• evaporates
• compresses
• constricts
• de-escalates
• lets up
• tails (off)
• condenses
• collapses
• slackens
• slows (down)
• relaxes
• contracts
• alleviates
• peters (out)
• melts (away)
• fades (away)
• fritters (away)
• gives out
• flags
• sinks
• caves (in)
• deflates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• rises
• grows
• builds
• mounts
• swells
• expands
• waxes
• mushrooms
• intensifies
• enlarges
• accumulates
• soars
• escalates
• appears
• emerges
• picks up
• burgeons
• bourgeons
• balloons
• snowballs
• elongates
• shows up
• lengthens
• distends
• blows up