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WANE Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word wane. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word wane. (close relations)
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decline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

ebb
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

• the outward flow of the tide

verb

• flow back or recede

• hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

• fall away or decline

abate
verbv
verb

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

diminish
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

dwindle
verbv
verb

• become smaller or lose substance

fade
verbv
noun

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• gradually ceasing to be visible

verb

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

• disappear gradually

• become feeble

lessen
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

• wear off or die down

recede
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• retreat

• become faint or more distant

shrink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a physician who specializes in psychiatry

verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• become smaller or draw together

• decrease in size, range, or extent

slacken
verbv
verb

• become slow or slower

• make less active or fast

• become looser or slack

• make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

subside
verbv
verb

• wear off or die down

• sink to a lower level or form a depression

• sink down or precipitate

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

wither
verbv
verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture

• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

ebbing
verbv
noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

go down
verbv
verb

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• go under

• grow smaller

• be recorded or remembered

• be ingested

• be defeated

• disappear beyond the horizon

• stop operating

Best Hypernyms For WANE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wane, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
decrease diminish lessen fall decline diminution dwindle ebb fade subside

Alternatives for DECLINE

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