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waning
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of waning (Entry 2 of 3)
as in fading, ebbing
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waning
verb
present participle of wane
Synonyms & Antonyms of waning (Entry 3 of 3)
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned
Synonyms for waning
- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- lowering,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- ratcheting (down)
- also racheting (down),
- receding,
- relenting,
- remitting,
- shrinking,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off
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“Waning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waning. Accessed 6 Dec. 2021.
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