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wane

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wane

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned

Synonyms of wane

abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off

Words Related to wane

compress, condense, constrict, contract

evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanish

slacken, slow (down)

alleviate, relax

flag, sink, weaken

cave (in), collapse, deflate

Near Antonyms of wane

appear, emerge, show up

blow up, distend, elongate, lengthen

Antonyms of wane

accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax

Synonym Discussion of wane

abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing.

- the storm abated

subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation.

- the protests subsided after a few days

wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive.

- waning enthusiasm

ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.

- the ebbing of daylight

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