Synonyms of drains (away)

drains (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drain (away)

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

as the city lost population, its political influence drained away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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