Synonyms of waned

waned

verb

past tense of wane

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• subsided
• diminished
• fell
• vanished
• ebbed
• declined
• eased
• shrank
• dwindled
• receded
• lessened
• dropped (off)
• relented
• tapered
• palled
• abated
• moderated
• weakened
• died (away or down or out)
• evaporated
• lowered
• drained (away)
• fell away
• remitted
• let up
• tapered off
• de-escalated
• phased down
• ratcheted (down)
• compressed
• racheted (down)
• slackened
• contracted
• faded (away)
• alleviated
• condensed
• melted (away)
• constricted
• collapsed
• relaxed
• petered (out)
• slowed (down)
• gave out
• frittered (away)
• tailed (off)
• flagged
• sank
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• grew
• intensified
• built
• expanded
• rose
• soared
• waxed
• mounted
• accumulated
• swelled
• enlarged
• escalated
• appeared
• emerged
• picked up
• burgeoned
• mushroomed
• snowballed
• ballooned
• showed up
• lengthened
• distended
• elongated
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waned

The impressive throws and big plays were there, but waned in the second half. — Pj Green november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

Since the 1990s era of bipartisan support for the National Institutes of Health, which enabled landmark achievements like the Human Genome Project, public enthusiasm for science has waned. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Support for the death penalty has waned in California, but polls show it is still favored by a large majority of voters nationwide. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

While California voters have twice rejected repealing the death penalty, public support has waned nationwide in recent years. — Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

While rural communities remained more Republican than Democratic, their support waned significantly, hurting GOP candidates who relied on the typically deep-red voting bloc. — Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026

Pfizer is working on a comeback story after its massive pandemic-era success waned. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

With all the focus on the wildlife corridor, which does not reach Southeast Florida, legislature attention has waned from the 2000s era state land conservation program. — Alex Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Deregulation Though Robinson-Patman is still on the books, enforcement waned in the 1970s as the growing influence of Chicago School economists led a shift toward deregulation. — Michelle Miller, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026