ebbed

VERB

subside; decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate degenerate deteriorate die down die out 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

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

advance ascend build flourish

WEAK

flow

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ebbed

For months after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Black Sea was a focus of naval warfare and attacks on commercial shipping, but gradually hostilities there ebbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

He warned that investors were facing a rare buyers strike as demand for stocks ebbed.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

We discussed whether signs of confidence he showed at the start had slowly ebbed away.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The increases were partially offset by hair care sales, which ebbed 0.7% to $140 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Waves crested and ebbed gently and all else was still.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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