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Lets up
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be calm; sleep |
| Synonyms: | be at ease, be comfortable, breathe, compose oneself, doze, dream, drowse, ease off, ease up, idle, laze, lean, let down, let up, lie by, lie down, lie still, loaf, loll, lounge, nap, nod, put feet up, recline, refresh oneself, relax, repose, sit down, slack, slack off, slacken, slumber, snooze, spell, stretch out, take a break, take a nap, take five, take it easy, take life easy, take ten, take time out, unbend, unlax, unwind, wind down |
| Antonyms: | activate, be active, carry out, do, energize |
| Main Entry: | slack/slacken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do little or nothing; loosen |
| Synonyms: | abate, decrease, diminish, dodge, drop off, dwindle, ease, ease off, featherbed, flag, goldbrick, goof off, idle, lax, lay back, lessen, let up, lie down on job, loose, moderate, neglect, reduce, relax, release, shirk, slack off, slow down, taper, tire, untighten, wane |
| Antonyms: | stiffen, tighten |
| Main Entry: | subside |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die down; decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, cave in, collapse, de-escalate, decline, descend, die away, diminish, drop, dwindle, ease, ease off, ebb, fall, let up, level off, lower, lull, melt, moderate, peter out, quieten, recede, settle, sink, slacken, taper, wane |
| Antonyms: | grow, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | wane |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish, lessen |
| Synonyms: | abate, atrophy, decline, decrease, die away, die down, die out, dim, draw to a close, drop, dwindle, ease off, ebb, fade, fade away, fail, fall, fall short, let up, moderate, peter out, relent, shrink, sink, slack off, slacken, subside, taper off, waste away, weaken, wind down, wither |
| Notes: | wane means to gradually decrease in strength or size, while wax means to increase in size or strength |
| Antonyms: | grow, increase, raise, rise |
| Main Entry: | surcease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop |
| Synonyms: | defer, delay, desist, let up, postpone, refrain, rest, stay |
| Main Entry: | slacken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, diminish, ease, flag, let up, loose, loosen, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relax, relent, remit, retard, sag, slack, slake, slow, soften, subside, temper, untighten, weaken |
| Antonyms: | tighten |
| Main Entry: | bate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subside |
| Synonyms: | abate, check, curb, ease, ebb, fall off, lapse, lessen, let up, moderate, restrain, slack off, slacken, wane |
| Main Entry: | peter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, calm down, check, contract, crumble, curb, curtail, cut down, decay, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, drain, droop, drop off, drop*, dry up, dwindle, ease, ebb, evaporate, fade, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, lower, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, quiet, rebate, reduce, restrain, run low, settle, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, slacken, slash, slow down, slump, soften, subside, tail away, tail off, taper, wane, waste, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | untighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ease |
| Synonyms: | abate, aid, allay, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assist, assuage, attend to, calm, cheer, clear the way, comfort, cure, disburden, disengage, doctor*, expedite, facilitate, forward, free, further, improve, lessen, let up, let up on, lift, lighten, loose*, loosen, make easier, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurse, open the door, pacify, palliate, promote, quiet, relax, release, relent, relieve, run interference for, simplify, slack, slacken, smooth*, soften*, soothe, speed, speed up, still, tranquilize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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