Synonyms of drained (away)

drained (away)

verb

past tense of drain (away)

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the city lost population, its political influence drained away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• subsided
• diminished
• fell
• died (away or down or out)
• dropped (off)
• fell away
• tapered off
• eased
• vanished
• declined
• shrunk
• shrank
• racheted (down)
• tapered
• ratcheted (down)
• phased down
• ebbed
• melted (away)
• moderated
• dwindled
• lowered
• waned
• faded (away)
• palled
• receded
• relented
• lessened
• remitted
• weakened
• frittered (away)
• let up
• evaporated
• abated
• slowed (down)
• tailed (off)
• de-escalated
• petered (out)
• compressed
• contracted
• condensed
• gave out
• relaxed
• constricted
• alleviated
• collapsed
• slackened
• caved (in)
• flagged
• sunk
• deflated
• sank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• built
• rose
• picked up
• mounted
• expanded
• accumulated
• grew
• intensified
• enlarged
• escalated
• soared
• waxed
• swelled
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• bourgeoned
• appeared
• emerged
• showed up
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• blew up
• elongated
• lengthened
• distended