Synonyms of abates

abates

verb

present tense third-person singular of abate

1

as in subsides

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsides
• decreases
• diminishes
• vanishes
• eases
• falls
• declines
• shrinks
• wanes
• ebbs
• recedes
• dwindles
• lessens
• tapers
• relents
• palls
• moderates
• weakens
• evaporates
• dies (away or down or out)
• lowers
• remits
• drains (away)
• drops (off)
• falls away
• tapers off
• lets up
• de-escalates
• ratchets (down)
• rachets (down)
• phases down
• collapses
• compresses
• slackens
• constricts
• alleviates
• condenses
• relaxes
• fades (away)
• melts (away)
• tails (off)
• slows (down)
• contracts
• gives out
• peters (out)
• fritters (away)
• deflates
• sinks
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• increases
• grows
• intensifies
• builds
• escalates
• accumulates
• expands
• swells
• soars
• enlarges
• emerges
• appears
• mounts
• mushrooms
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• snowballs
• shows up
• lengthens
• bourgeons
• balloons
• distends
• elongates
• blows up

2

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

a couple of aspirin should abate the pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• depletes
• eases
• lowers
• lessens
• dwindles
• minimizes
• downsizes
• drops
• compresses
• knocks down
• dents
• de-escalates
• slashes
• shrinks
• cuts
• shortens
• downscales
• curtails
• constricts
• condenses
• pares
• crops
• truncates
• retrenches
• cuts down
• deflates
• whittles
• modifies
• modulates
• abbreviates
• abridges
• prunes
• trims
• cuts back
• contracts
• docks
• clips
• moderates
• qualifies
• nicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• expands
• escalates
• augments
• enlarges
• raises
• amplifies
• boosts
• swells
• extends
• dilates
• lengthens
• inflates
• prolongs
• blows up
• intensifies
• adds (to)
• elongates
• enhances
• complements
• distends
• heightens
• aggrandizes
• supplements
• protracts
• redoubles

3

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• vacates
• avoids
• dissolves
• overturns
• nullifies
• withdraws
• invalidates
• abrogates
• quashes
• dismisses
• rescinds
• voids
• negates
• annuls
• revokes
• suspends
• reverses
• strikes down
• rolls back
• sets aside
• nulls
• does away with
• retracts
• removes
• overrules
• rejects
• eliminates
• disannuls
• overrides
• forbids
• vetoes
• erases
• recalls
• prohibits
• enjoins
• aborts
• eradicates
• annihilates
• bans
• drops
• disallows
• countermands
• liquidates
• outlaws
• calls
• calls off
• breaks down
• throws out
• writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• lays down
• institutes
• founds
• passes
• permits
• validates
• allows
• authorizes
• legislates
• approves
• clears
• prescribes
• legitimizes
• endorses
• orders
• warrants
• legitimates
• formalizes
• legalizes
• sanctions
• ratifies
• mandates
• commands
• decrees
• indorses

4

as in subtracts

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracts
• deducts
• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• takes off
• lessens
• dwindles
• discounts
• lowers
• shortens
• knocks off
• curtails
• downsizes
• cuts down
• crops
• truncates
• pares
• knocks down
• abbreviates
• abridges
• prunes
• slashes
• clips
• cuts back
• cuts
• whittles
• retrenches
• docks
• trims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adds
• appends
• adjoins
• intensifies
• increases
• complements
• enhances
• annexes
• heightens
• tacks (on)
• supplements
• magnifies
• expands
• escalates
• augments
• enlarges
• raises
• amplifies
• multiplies
• boosts
• compounds
• aggrandizes
• beefs (up)

5

as in deprives

to take something away from

recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprives
• strips
• bereaves
• divests
• denudes
• cleans (out)
• defrauds
• shortchanges
• bankrupts
• impoverishes
• cheats
• disfurnishes