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Abate : Synonyms & Antonyms
Abate
Intransitive Verb
After the heavy rains for the last one week, the flood has abated to the safe level.
Synonyms:
1. decrease
2. lessen
3. moderate
4. diminish
5. subside
6. ally
7. slacken
8. subdue
9. alleviate
10. dwindle
11. ease
12. grow less
13. reduce
Contextual Examples:
Interest in the sports is steadily decreasing.
Antiseptics lessen the chance of infection.
We must moderate our temper.
The unequivocal image diminishes gradually.
The tension generally subsides but intransigence always expands.
The Doctor gave him an injection to alleviate the pain.
Their savings have dwindled to almost nothing.
The situation is beginning toease.
The unabated rains subdued the sprits of the farmers.
He had slackened in his duties, was therefore punished.
The police tactfully allayed the commotion of the picketers.
Antonyms:
1. Increase
2. Augment
3. extreme
4. enlarge
5. extend
6. dilate
7. sprout
8. expand
9. swell
10. grow
11. advance
12. develop
13. rise
14. ascend
15. enhance
16. deepen
17. heighten
18. intensify
19. magnify
20. aggravate
21. spread
22. disperse
23. exaggerate
Contextual Examples:
The volume of the gas increases as we decrease the pressure on it.
Dirty food augments the chances of infection.
To extreme our temper is to be invariably destructive.
It is the amplifier in a radio that magnifies the sound.
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