Synonyms of abate
95 similar words · 15 opposite words
Another word for abate is decrease. Other synonyms of abate are lessen, subside and lower. The opposite of abate is increase.
Synonyms and similar words for abate
verbTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
verbTo reduce (something) in amount or size.
verbTo demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
- pull down
- raze
- ruinate
- destroy
- annihilate
- aerosolize
- atomize
- bewreckTo wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
- blot out
- blotto
- dash
- decompose
- demolish
- desolate
- devastate
- diffuse
- disintegrate
- disperse
- dissolve
- eliminate
- eradicate
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- fuck vulgar
- harry
- jazz
- lay wasteTo completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
- level
- liquidate
- nuke
- obliterate
- overturn
- pulverizeAmerican and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
- ravage
- remove
- ruin
- stamp out
- total
- subvert
- unbreed figuratively
- unexist
- unmakeTo destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
- uproot
- waste
- wipe out
- wipe off
- wreck
- benothing obsolete, rareTo reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- fordo obsolete
- overthrow rare
- race obsolete
- ravel obsolete
verbTo bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
verbMore synonyms
- die away
- drop off
- dwindle
- fade awayTo lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly.
- fade out
- fall away
- fall off
- gutter out
- melt awayTo fade or wane.
- peter
- peter outSynonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).
- slip away
- spin down figuratively
- subsideTo fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
- tail awayTo gradually subside or diminish.
- tail offTo gradually subside or diminish.
- taper off
- wanse ScotlandTo wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.
Opposite of abate
verbTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
verbTo reduce (something) in amount or size.
Meaning of abate
- verb To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- verb To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- verb To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
abate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of abate
- What is another word for abate?
- Abate has 95 synonyms on Word.ws, such as decrease, lessen, subside and lower.
- What is the opposite of abate?
- The opposite of abate is increase. Other antonyms of abate are raise and build.
- What does abate mean?
- Abate means to lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
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