thin out

VERB

cull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extract glean pluck select sift winnow

STRONG

choose discriminate elect mark prefer take thin

WEAK

opt for optate single out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insert put in

STRONG

reject

VERB

disband

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demobilize destroy disperse dissolve

STRONG

fold scatter separate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assemble

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 die out wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

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 die out diminish drain dwindle fade lessen narrow recede reduce rescind subside thin wane weaken wind down

Antonyms

WEAK

go up increase rise

VERB

weaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decline decrease depress dilute diminish dwindle halt impair lessen lower reduce sap soften undermine wane

STRONG

adulterate crumble cut debase debilitate devitalize droop enervate exhaust fade fail faint flag impoverish invalidate languish limp lose minimize mitigate moderate relapse relax temper thin tire totter tremble vitiate wilt

WEAK

break up ease up give way lose spirit slow down water down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist compliment develop encourage enlarge expand extend grow help increase praise prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

achieve activate aggravate agitate animate clean energize enhance excite free improve incite invigorate purify refresh succeed win

WEAK

build up

Example Sentences

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This time, I visited in the fall shoulder season, when summer crowds thin out and prices dip.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

You catch up less, the messages thin out, and one day you realize you’re not really in each other’s lives anymore.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

According to Paul Gowder, professor of law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, airports are liminal spaces for immigrants where constitutional protections thin out.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

As part of an effort to thin out its money-losing “moonshot” investments with no near-term revenue prospects, Google sold Boston Dynamics to Softbank in 2017.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Only Mom understands, and I feel a little better when she reassures me that I’ll thin out as I grow.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

thin out

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