Ebb

/ɛb/

Synonyms for "ebb" (275 found)

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Noun(5 words)

wane abatement decline decrease decreasing

abate ablate advance ascend backback upbatebe eaten awaybudge calmcalm downcatabasis cease cessation changechange placecircle climb collapse comedown

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consumeconsume awaycorrode course crash crumbledead setdead standdead stopdeadlock debasement decadence decadency decay deceleration declension declination declinedecline and falldecrease decrescendo deformation degeneracy degenerateness degeneration degradation deliquesce demotion depravation depravedness

Strong matches (83)

depreciation derogation descend descent deterioration devolution diedie awaydie downdiminish diminuendodirect tidedive downtrend downturndownward mobilitydownward trenddraindrift awaydrop

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drop offdwindle dwindling dyingdying downease offebb and flowebb tideebbing effeteness erode fadefade awayfading fail failing failurefailure of nervefallfall awayfall offfalling-off flag floodflood tideflowflow backflow inflow outflush fluxflux and refluxfull stopfull tideget overgogo aroundgo awaygo downgo downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgush gyrate halthigh tidehigh waterhit a slumphit rock bottom

Noun(8 words)

die backdiminish diminishing diminution downturn ebbing ebbs flag

Adjective(1 words)

dwindling budget

Verb(4 words)

ebb awayebb downebb offebb out

Related words (137)

hit the skidsinvolution issue languish lapse lessenlet uplockloss of tonelow tidelow waterlulllunar tidemakemelt awaymoderate molder mount movemove away

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move offmove overneapneap tideopposite tidepacifypeter outplummet plunge pour progresspull awayquiesce quiet quietenreach the depthsrecede refluence reflux regress regression regurgitate relent remission remit retire retreat retrocede retrocession retrogradation retrograde retrogress retrogression rip riptide rise rotate runrun downrun lowrush sag set shift shrink sink slacken slide slip slippage slowdown slump soarsolar tidesoothe spinspring tidestandstand offstandstill stillstand stir stop stream subside subsidence surgesurge backtail offtaper thalassometertidal amplitudetidal currenttidal current charttidal flowtidal rangetidetide charttide gatetide gaugetide racetide riptidewater tidewaytouch bottomtranquilize travel trend twilight wane waning wastewaste awaywearwear awaywhirlwiden the distancewithdraw

Verb(6 words)

lessens receded recedes subsides waned wanes

Noun(13 words)

outward tiderecede recedingreceding tiderecession recessions recurring reflux retreatingtidal recessionwaning waver withdraw

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More general

15 entries

beleaguer besiege circumvent decline decrease diminutionfall backflow flowinghem inmove recede reduction surroundtidal phenomenon

More specific

10 entries

attenuationebb periodebb tideeconomic downturninterest waningsales declinetidal recessionwaningwaning phasewater recession

Collocations

10 entries

coastal ebbebb currentebb cycleebb periodebb tideebb trendeconomic ebbsea level ebbseasonal ebbtidal ebb

Inflections

3 entries

ebbed ebbing ebbs

Derivations

2 entries

ebbiness ebbing

Antonyms

1 entries

tide

Sample sentences

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Relations between us seem to be on the ebb.

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Sarah was at a low ebb for several weeks after her mother died.

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The tide is on the ebb.

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His popularity was at a low ebb.

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