Definitions

abated

[uh-bey-tid] / əˈbeɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

melted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blended tempered thawed

STRONG

decreased deliquesced diminished disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished

WEAK

wasted away

ADJECTIVE

mended

Synonyms

STRONG

altered ameliorated bettered changed corrected cured doctored enhanced fixed fixed-up helped improved lessened rebuilt rectified refreshed refurbished regenerated regulated rejuvenated relieved remodeled renewed renovated reorganized repaired restored revived

WEAK

patched up remedied

Antonyms

STRONG

broken damaged kept

ADJECTIVE

reduced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discounted lowered weakened

STRONG

cheapened debilitated deflated degraded demoted humbled leveled sunk

WEAK

marked down

Antonyms

WEAK

elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

relieved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diminished

STRONG

allayed alleviated anesthetized assuaged eased lightened mitigated palliated salved softened soothed

Antonyms

WEAK

distraught sad worried

Example Sentences

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Last year, worries about the deficit abated somewhat as tariff revenue surged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

A note from Oxford Economics pointed to improving dynamics in March after winter storms abated.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He added: "The tensions that exist in our society have not abated and are both deeper and more long-standing than anything we have experienced in modern times."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

The storm had abated; I was facedown, almost totally buried in sand.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

abated

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