All taper off synonyms

verb taper off

• let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
• lay back — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
• dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
• atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
• fade away — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
• downing — a downward movement; descent.
• atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
• downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• flag — flagstone (def 1).
• outs — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
• downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• nutshell — the shell of a nut.
• die out — If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
• let it all hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
• bant — string
• deescalate — To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
• lessen — to become less.
• mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
• de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
• banted — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
• die away — If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
• welling — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
• cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
• banting — slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
• osmose — to undergo osmosis.
• die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
• come to nothing — plan, idea: fail
• bants — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
• mellow out — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
• give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
• hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
• minify — to make less.
• go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
• laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
• abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
• wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.