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

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

Deion Sanders and the Buffs stunned Georgia Tech in Thursday night's opener, 14-13, thanks to a late touchdown and blocked field goal in the waning seconds. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

If those gains survive the waning months of 2026, all three indexes would post their fourth consecutive year of gains. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

But there was a time when comic-book heroes appeared on movie screens only sparingly — particularly between the waning days of old serials and the premiere of Superman in 1978. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026

Analysts suggest this may reflect that as the Fed gradually downplays forward guidance, market sensitivity to Fed wording—as well as the Fed's overall influence over markets—could be waning. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Americans’ willingness to tolerate associated price hikes is also waning. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

For now, however, the Bombers sound willing to live with his waning defense down the stretch and in the playoffs. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

The agreement comes in the waning days of the legislative session and is one of several controversial issues legislators are attempting to address. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

On the page, Hig’s first-person descriptions of his everyday adventures, and of the waning natural world around him, had an honest, melancholy soul to them. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026