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Synonyms of dwindle

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Another word for dwindle is wane. Other synonyms of dwindle are fade away, peter out, spin down, trail off and wanse.

Synonyms and similar words for dwindle

verbTo decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

  • fade awayTo lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly.
  • peter outSynonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).
  • spin down figuratively
  • trail offOf a phenomenon, voice, etc.: to slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume; also, to diminish more quickly...
  • wane
  • wanseTo wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.

Meaning of dwindle

  1. verb To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
  2. verb To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
  3. verb To lessen; to bring low.

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Questions about synonyms of dwindle

What is another word for dwindle?
Dwindle has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wane, fade away, peter out, spin down, trail off and wanse.
What does dwindle mean?
Dwindle means to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

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