All wane synonyms
wane
W w verb wane
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- disappear β to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- lessen β to become less.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- atrophy β If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- die out β If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
- dim β DIM statement
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- ebb β the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- peter out β to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- taper off β to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- relent β to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- die away β If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- let up β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- slack off β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- waste away β become thin and weak
- wind down β the act of winding.
noun wane
- refluence β flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- windup β the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close.
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- reflux β a flowing back; ebb.
- on the skids β a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- ending β An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- low water β water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- desistance β to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- fadeout β A gradual disappearance.
- omega β the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ©, Ο).
- fade out β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- dematerialization β The act or process of dematerializing.
- pratfall β a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
- fade-out β an act or instance of fading.
- disappearance β the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- retrocession β to cede back: to retrocede a territory.