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WEAR OFF Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase wear off. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase wear off. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for WEAR OFF

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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

dissipate
verbv
verb

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• move away from each other

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

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

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

recede
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• retreat

• become faint or more distant

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

wane
verbv
noun

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

verb

• grow smaller

• become smaller

• decrease in phase

wear
verbv
noun

• impairment resulting from long use

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

verb

• be dressed in

• have on one's person

• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

• deteriorate through use or stress

• have or show an appearance of

• last and be usable

• go to pieces

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• put clothing on one's body

wear away
verbv
verb

• cut away in small pieces

• diminish, as by friction

• become ground down or deteriorate

wear down
verbv
verb

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• deteriorate through use or stress

wear out
verbv
verb

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• go to pieces

• deteriorate through use or stress

wear thin
verb

• deteriorate through use or stress

Best Hypernyms For WEAR OFF

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wear off, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
deteriorate remove take withdraw

Alternatives for ABATE

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