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die out

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diminish v.
disappear v.
dwindle v.
ebb v.
go out v.
let up v.
peter out v.
taper v.
taper/taper off v.
vanish v.
wane v.

VERB

diminish

Synonyms

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abate curtail decline decrease dwindle ebb lessen lower recede reduce shrink slacken subside temper wane weaken

STRONG

abbreviate attenuate close contract cut depreciate drain extenuate minify moderate retrench shrivel taper

WEAK

become smaller fade away peter out

Antonyms

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develop enlarge expand extend grow increase prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

amplify lengthen

WEAK

compliment flatter praise

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

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abandon depart die dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

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advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

VERB

dwindle

Synonyms

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abate decay decline decrease die down diminish drop ebb fade fall lessen peter out shrink shrivel sink subside wane weaken wither

STRONG

bate close contract drain pine taper

WEAK

become smaller die away grow less slack off

Antonyms

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ascend develop enhance enlarge expand extend go up grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen

WEAK

save swell

VERB

ebb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate degenerate deteriorate die down diminish dwindle ease off fall away fall back lessen melt peter out recede shrink slacken wane weaken

STRONG

decay decrease drop fall flag languish moderate relent retire retreat sink withdraw

WEAK

fade away flow back go out let up retrocede

Antonyms

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develop enlarge expand extend forge forward grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

advance ascend build flourish

WEAK

flow

VERB

go out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die

WEAK

become dark burn out cease darken dim expire fade out flicker stop shining

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come back enter inflame

VERB

let up

Synonyms

WEAK

abate cease decrease die down diminish ease ease off ease up ebb fall moderate release relent slacken slow down stop subside wane

Antonyms

WEAK

continue

VERB

peter out

Synonyms

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abate ebb evaporate fade recede tail away tail off taper off wane

WEAK

come to nothing die down diminish drain dry up fail give out lessen run dry run low run out slack off stop

Antonyms

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increase rise

WEAK

grow

VERB

taper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate dwindle lessen recede subside taper off

STRONG

bate close diminish drain fade narrow reduce rescind thin wane weaken

WEAK

die away thin out wind down

Antonyms

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enlarge extend grow increase rise

STRONG

expand raise strengthen

WEAK

go up

VERB

taper/taper off

Synonyms

WEAK

abate bate close come to a point die away diminish drain dwindle fade lessen narrow recede reduce rescind subside thin thin out wane weaken wind down

Antonyms

WEAK

go up increase rise

VERB

vanish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die dissolve evaporate fade melt

STRONG

clear dematerialize evanesce exit

WEAK

be lost become invisible fade away go away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

coagulate improve solidify

WEAK

appear arrive come

VERB

wane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate atrophy decrease die down dim dwindle ebb fade peter out shrink slacken subside taper off weaken wither

STRONG

decline drop fail fall moderate relent sink

WEAK

die away draw to a close ease off fade away fall short let up slack off waste away wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brighten develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow increase rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend go up reach win

WEAK

raise

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die out

Sooner or later, he believes "corals will die out without intervention".

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He was starting to worry that he would actually die out there, waiting on the side of the road, in the freezing cold.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

Natives actually tend to do better after several years of drought, once invasives not adapted to the arid climate die out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

He predicted that with his track shut, greyhound racing would die out in Scotland.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Lou and his tent- mates were dozing in their shelter when an unfamiliar voice called from out of the gale, “Let him in quickly or he’s going to die out here!”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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