Synonyms of tapers off

tapers off

verb

present tense third-person singular of taper off

as in decreases

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapers off

But as children become adults, their involvement in athletics typically tapers off — opting to watch sports games from the couch rather than participating in them. —Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025