Synonyms of lets up

lets up

verb

present tense third-person singular of let up

1

as in stops

to come to an end

the rain let up just as we reached the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• ends
• concludes
• expires
• ceases
• halts
• goes
• breaks off
• passes
• leaves off
• breaks up
• finishes
• terminates
• dies
• closes
• determines
• winds up
• lapses
• discontinues
• elapses
• quits
• bites the dust
• stalls
• refrains (from)
• desists (from)
• winks (out)
• dead-ends
• gives over
• lays off (of)
• pauses
• cuts out
• packs (up or in)
• breaks down
• knocks off
• stays
• suspends
• peters (out)
• winds down
• abates
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• hangs on
• persists
• draws out
• extends
• prolongs
• protracts

2

as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the windmill slowed down as the wind let up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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