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

Gigantic golden chandeliers appeared to float in the night sky, against the backdrop of a waning moon and the sparkling Eiffel Tower. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Analysts have waning confidence in Pepsi’s North America turnaround. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

This tension unfolds with riveting restraint in a story set in 1960s Nagaland — the eastern Indian state on the Burmese border — following the principled chief of a waning tribe, and the arrival of an American missionary. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent sampling of mosquitoes has not been finding the virus, a sign that the likelihood of new infections is waning, Pecora said. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The chance for a random hot weather day (85° or higher) is quickly waning. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Another waning idea is the guess that space rocks may have seeded life on this planet. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

James is in the waning stages of his legendary career and unquestionably wants to win another title before retirement. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

This is the time of year — the waning days of summer — when everyone's travel IQ is on display, including yours. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026