peter

[pee-ter] / ˈpi tər /

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONG

check contract curb decay decline degenerate drain droop drop ease ebb fade lower quiet rebate settle shrink sink slash slump taper wane waste

WEAK

abate calm down crumble curtail cut down depreciate deteriorate devaluate die down diminish drop off dry up dwindle evaporate fall off lessen let up lighten lose edge modify narrow down peter out quell reduce restrain run low shrivel slack off slacken slow down soften subside tail away tail off weaken wear away wear down wither

Antonyms

STRONG

aid ascend assist build develop enlarge expand go up grow help improve increase pour raise rise strengthen stretch

Example Sentences

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Sharp, smartly paced and entertaining, it’s fantastic until the last stretch, which peters out and then abruptly stops.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Then the conversation peters out as we try to explain what “woke” means, which is difficult enough even when you’re not talking to a dead 19th-century philosopher.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Some oil-and-gas companies are looking to expand production and reserves, reversing years of underinvestment as the clamor for greener assets peters out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But there is going to be more overall space in state schools in the coming years as the effect of the ‘baby boom’ of the early 2000s peters out.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

The trail peters out in the middle of a clearing.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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