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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In most cases, talking through your experience with a therapist should help the adjustment disorder symptoms subside within six months, Goldman says. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Here's When It's Time to See Someone About Your Grief," 2 Aug. 2019 His children are teenagers, and the demons of his past have subsided. — Nick Talbot, ExpressNews.com, "Retired WWE superstar and San Antonio native Shawn Michaels enjoying new roles in film, NXT," 1 Aug. 2019 The good news is that the heat wave gripping much of the country is subsiding. — Petra Cahill, NBC News, "Iran claims capture of 17 spies, Mueller preview & heat wave relief: The Morning Rundown," 22 July 2019 Once the runoff subsides and the water clears, expect a good trout bite outside the marshes at dawn on topwaters, and around the gas rigs and artificial reefs in Mobile Bay on jigs, Vudu Shrimp or live shrimp under a slip cork. — Frank Sargeant, al.com, "Friday Fishing Report: Find out what’s working and where," 12 July 2019 But the trade war warmed, the world economy cooled and the inflation risk the Fed had worried about subsided. — The Economist, "For how long can today’s global economic expansion last?," 12 July 2019 But since an initial cluster of magnitude 5 and above quakes that struck in the hours following the 7.1 temblor, the aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows. — Rong-gong Lin Ii, latimes.com, "How could Ridgecrest earthquakes kill someone 180 miles away in Nevada?," 10 July 2019 Crews are responding, and a recent update on Facebook stated the water is subsiding. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A water main break closes southbound left-turn lanes on North 124th Street in Wauwatosa," 9 July 2019 Horns, blaring and bright then soft around the edges, subsiding into the dominant gray. — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, "This Is Pleasure," 8 July 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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