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

Brown's Nuzzo said the resurgence reflects, in part, fewer people getting vaccinated and the fact that protection from the pertussis vaccine wanes over time. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Trust wanes in field goal unit For the first time since late in the 2024 season, the Cowboys elected to punt at the opponent’s 47-yard line or closer. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

The sun, for example, has a roughly 11-year cycle in which the magnetic field waxes and wanes in strength. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

Despite its enduring impact, only about one in ten Americans plan to mark the 25th anniversary, as confidence in government protection wanes and concern about future terrorism persists. — Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The shrine, about a two-hour drive into the grasslands north of the capital, Buenos Aires, offered a glimpse of a centuries-old tradition of folk saints that runs deep in Argentina even as the influence of the Catholic Church wanes. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Bloomberg via Getty Images; Getty Images Several battlegrounds have begun to tilt toward Democrats, and real fights are emerging in red states as control of the Senate wanes. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

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

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