WAXES Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word waxes. (opposite meanings)

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	declines				verbv
	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.
	diminishes				verbv
	verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
	ebbs				verbv
	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
	lessens				verbv
	verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller • wear off or die down
	recedes				verbv
	verb • pull back or move away or backward • retreat • become faint or more distant
	reduces				verbv
	verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight
	shrinks				verbv
	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
	subsides				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
	wanes				verbv
	noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) verb • grow smaller • become smaller • decrease in phase
	weakens				verbv
	verb • lessen the strength of • become weaker • destroy property or hinder normal operations • reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of • lessen in force or effect
	wane				verbv
	noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) verb • grow smaller • become smaller • decrease in phase