Synonyms of waning

waning 1 of 3

adjective

as in declining

Related Words

• declining
• dying
• failing
• decaying
• feeble
• precious
• weak
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• weakened
• sapped
• languid
• wasted
• decayed
• wimpy
• frail
• overrefined
• degenerate
• enervated
• overripe
• decadent
• enervate
• dissipated
• effete
• soft
• degraded
• dissolute
• debased
• demoralized
• immoral
• depraved
• washed-up
• debauched

waning

2 of 3

noun

as in fading

Related Words

• fading
• declining
• wilting
• withering
• ebbing
• decay
• shriveling
• deterioration
• decline
• decaying
• decadence
• degeneration
• declension
• dying
• demise
• expiration
• decease
• perishing
• death
• expiry
• descent
• exit
• expiring
• reversion
• regression
• retrogression
• end

Dissimilar Words

• growth
• maturing
• development
• maturation
• ripening
• flowering
• flourishing
• blossoming
• softening
• mellowing

waning

3 of 3

verb

present participle of wane

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• falling
• ebbing
• vanishing
• shrinking
• easing
• dwindling
• receding
• tapering
• lessening
• moderating
• weakening
• relenting
• dying (away or down or out)
• dropping (off)
• lowering
• abating
• draining (away)
• falling away
• evaporating
• ratcheting (down)
• tapering off
• remitting
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• phasing down
• palling
• de-escalating
• collapsing
• slackening
• contracting
• compressing
• melting (away)
• alleviating
• constricting
• fading (away)
• flagging
• condensing
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• frittering (away)
• tailing (off)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• building
• intensifying
• mounting
• burgeoning
• swelling
• soaring
• escalating
• accumulating
• emerging
• enlarging
• waxing
• appearing
• picking up
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• ballooning
• lengthening
• showing up
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waning

Adjective

Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

Noun

But Trumpism is also what Gramsci called a morbid symptom of the interregnum, an expression of a country riven by political polarization and by economic inequity, and struggling to come to terms with the waning of its singular status. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Nervous excitement waxed in time with the waning of the solar crescent, which grew thinner with each minute as the moon's silhouette sank ever deeper into the sun. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

There's enough of a waning in immunity that six months after your initial infection in the winter, people tend to get another maybe less robust, less severe infection in the summer. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

There’s the decline in regular religious attendance, which now stands at 34 percent, and the corresponding waning of associated ceremonies. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

But Wells points out that in addition to the natural waning of the virus, other public health measures, such as vaccination and isolation, are instrumental in stopping its spread. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025

Verb

But with an industrywide reawakening to the benefits of theatrical (which has even drawn in Netflix), along with a waning demand for unscripted programming, Imagine is now at the start of its return to wide-release, big-screen features. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2026

Herro and Ziaire Williams were whistled for technical fouls following a scuffle in the waning seconds of the period. — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

McCoy would go on to spend seven years as chair of the Baltimore City House delegation, at a time when the city’s power was waning in the State House. — Josh Kurtz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026

Gunn and Safran took over DC at a time when the label was waning under the Zack Snyder universe. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026

UConn got sloppy at the end and Iowa cut the lead to 82-72 in the waning moments of the game and Auriemma put Strong back in after taking her out to an ovation. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Despite age clearly catching up with him, Ronaldo continued starting despite his impact waning and fans began to grow frustrated. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

On the computer screens, the sun’s disk looks like a deep orange crescent that is slowly waning. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

The waning crescent moon should create favorable viewing conditions with limited moonlight interference. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026