Synonyms of wanes

wanes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wane

as in subsides

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

wanes

2 of 2

noun

plural of wane

as in ebbs

Related Words

• ebbs
• retreats
• declines
• remissions
• slumps
• drops
• halts
• arrests
• falls
• stoppages
• collapses
• slowdowns
• retardations
• decelerations
• checks
• plunges
• crashes
• downshifts
• letups

Dissimilar Words

• accelerations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wanes

Verb

The health secretary also appeared on national television eating french fries cooked in beef tallow while falsely suggesting that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes more deaths than measles and that the protection from the vaccine wanes. — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026

Adults 65 and older should get a fall dose and then a second dose six months later, as immunity wanes over time, Nosal said. — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Beat the rush and visit these autumn destinations just as summer wanes. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026

Summary American finance is undergoing a significant shift as Wall Street's traditional dominance wanes. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Fillion has already played Guy in previous DC Universe projects, including Superman and season 2 of Peacemaker, and teased that his character’s signature confidence wanes in Lanterns. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

The canning peach industry faces challenges as consumer demand wanes with the greater availability of fresh fruit. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

This raised questions about how well the vaccines prevent transmission and about how protection wanes over time. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

This week, the moon wanes toward new, creating some fabulous opportunities for anyone crazy enough to get up very early. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026