subside
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, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s \
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Synonyms & Antonyms for subside
Synonyms
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, taper, taper off, wane
Antonyms
accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax
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Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis said in a statement that the ships will remain at sea until the threat from the storm subsides. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Dorian a flood, storm surge threat to US Coast," 5 Sep. 2019 Add sage leaves and cook stirring occasionally, until bubbles subside. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup," 28 Aug. 2019 The event was delayed this year until the water subsided to safe levels following a winter of plentiful snow in the mountains. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 Flambé the pan by adding the pisco and cook until flame subsides. — National Geographic, "“Aji Amarillo” Marinated Grilled Pork Loin," 2 July 2019 Should the wind change directions, move you launch station to accommodate the wind shift or stop shooting until the wind subsides. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "How to stay safe during your Fourth of July fireworks show," 25 June 2019 All these forces are at play in the Mekong, which is subsiding in some areas at rates approaching five centimeters per year—among the fastest in the world. — Charlie Schmidt, Scientific American, "New Elevation Measure Shows Climate Change Could Quickly Swamp the Mekong Delta," 28 Aug. 2019 The clashes escalated the Chinese city’s summer of protests, which shows no sign of subsiding. — Washington Post, "Tear gas, warning shot mark escalation in Hong Kong protests," 27 Aug. 2019 The patriotic overtures of Answer Tea, which was founded in the mainland city of Zhengzhou, come amidst worldwide demonstrations of both support for and hostility towards the Hong Kong protests, which show no sign of subsiding after three months. — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, "How Hong Kong’s Protests Are Roiling the World’s Booming Bubble Tea Market," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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