taper off
verbDefinition of taper off
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Synonyms & Antonyms for taper off
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, subside, taper, 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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In the second quarter, when GDP growth tapered off, some compared it with the first three months of this year. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "Consumers are worried about trade, and that's a bad sign for the economy," 30 Aug. 2019 The rain finally tapered off just before 2 p.m. Beaty and Hernandez then continued their unforeseen destruction of the Phillies. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers’ bullpen blows another lead in a 7-6 loss to the Phillies," 18 July 2019 There is the potential for a strong line of storms within a couple hours of sunset, after which activity should quickly taper off. — David Streit, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Steamy today with thunderstorms likely. Tranquil weather returns for weekend.," 11 July 2019 The knife attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the first block of East Washington Street — soon after a heavy police presence tapered off from earlier that night along Michigan Avenue and other main thoroughfares downtown. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "6 killed, 63 others wounded by gun violence in long Fourth of July weekend," 8 July 2019 As demand for the Mac Pro tapered off, Flex began laying people off, several former Flex employees said. — Yoko Kubota, WSJ, "Apple Moves Mac Pro Production to China," 28 June 2019 Manufacturing job growth has tapered off during the past year. — Washington Post, "Weak global growth likely to mean US slowdown, not recession," 16 Aug. 2019 But with the passage of several days and nights after the grand opening, the prices do taper off, according to the website. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Hard Rock guitar hotel rooms go fast for grand opening — even at $2,498 for a two-night stay," 24 July 2019 Payments taper off as soon as a recipient earns more, which risks discouraging the unemployed from taking up work. — The Economist, "Will Matteo Salvini wreck the euro?," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'taper off.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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