Best Opposite Words For SURGING
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| decreasing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • becoming less or smaller • (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume | ||||||||
| descending | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • coming down or downward | ||||||||
| dwindling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a becoming gradually less adjective satellite • gradually decreasing until little remains | ||||||||
| ebbing | verbv | |||||||
noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | ||||||||
| falling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • becoming lower or less in degree or value adjective satellite • decreasing in amount or degree • coming down freely under the influence of gravity | ||||||||
| receding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a slow or gradual disappearance • the act of becoming more distant adjective satellite • (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back | ||||||||
| shrinking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • process or result of becoming less or smaller • the act of becoming less | ||||||||
| sinking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a descent as through liquid (especially through water) • a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) • a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension | ||||||||
| subsiding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a gradual sinking to a lower level | ||||||||
| waning | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases noun • a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent | ||||||||
| weakening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • becoming weaker • the act of reducing the strength of something adjective satellite • causing debilitation • moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker | ||||||||
| abating | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||||
| declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
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. | ||||||||
| retreating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
