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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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Investors in health insurers could be forgiven for thinking the pressure on the Medicare Advantage industry has finally abated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

The 38-year-old former world number one Djokovic is in the evening prime time slot on Rod Laver Arena and will be hoping the heat has abated by then.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Coach Eric Musselman’s preseason concerns about the Trojans’ offense likely were not abated after USC struggled in the first half of its season opener against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Galen Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

The heat had abated by just a degree or two.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown