Synonyms of ratcheted (down)

ratcheted (down)

verb

variants also racheted (down)

past tense of ratchet (down)

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

news stories about the kidnapping will ratchet down as the weeks go by

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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