Whenever something new comes along, Tom brims with enthusiasm for it; it is never long, however, before his enthusiasm wanes.
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Wanes
Synonyms for "wanes" (219 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (66)
decline and falldecrescendodeformationdegeneracydegeneratenessdegenerationdegradationdeliquescedemotiondepravationdepravednessdepreciationderogationdescenddescentdeteriorationdevolutiondiedie awaydie down
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diminishdiminishmentdiminuendodivedodderdowntrenddownturndownward mobilitydownward trenddrift awaydropdrop offdwindledwindlingdyingdying downease offebbingeffetenesserodefadefade awayfadingfailfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfall awayfall offfall shortfalling-offflagflowfull stopget alongget onget overgogo aroundgo awaygo down
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Related words (109)
go downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgrow oldgyratehalthit a slumphit rock bottomhit the skidsinvolutionlanguishlapselashlessenlet uplockloss of tonelullmelt away
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moderatemoldermountmovemove awaymove offmove overpacifypeter outplummetplungeprogresspull awayquiescequietquietenreach the depthsrecederegressregressionrelentremissionretireretreatretrocederetrocessionretrogradationretrogressretrogressionriserotaterunrun downrun lowsagshakeshiftshrinkshrivelsinkslackenslideslipslippageslowdownslumpsoarsoothespinstandstand offstandstillstillstandstirstopstreamsubsidesubsidenceswitchtail offtapertottertouch bottomtranquilizetravelturn grayturn whitetwilightwagwagglewaningwastewaste awayweakenwearwear awaywhirlwiden the distancewithdrawwitherwizenwrinkle
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Love is like the moon; when it does not wax, it wanes.
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His enthusiasm never wanes.
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