Synonyms for Waning | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "waning" (179 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(1 words)

aging ancientat restcalm cessation cloisteredcoming apartcontractive cool cracking crumblingdead stopdeadlock decadent declination declining decreasing decrescendo decrescent degenerate

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deliquescent deteriorating deterioration diminishing

Noun(11 words)

atrophy atrophying collapsing decline decrease decreasing decrementingdie backdim diminish diminishing

Strong matches (54)

Noun(19 words)

diminishing powerdiminution disappearance disappearing downfalls dusk dwindle ebb ebbs enfeeblingevaporating rapidlyfadefade outfades falter faltering fizzling gloaminggradual decline

diminuendo disintegrating doting downgrade draining drooping dwindling dying ebbing effete even-tenored fading failing failure falling flagging fragmentingfull stopgetting ongoing to pieces

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growing oldhalcyon halt hushed impassive isolated languishing

Adjective(3 words)

disconnected kinshipdownwarddwindling resources

Verb(5 words)

eroding evaporatingfade from viewfaltered fizzled

Related words (89)

Noun(19 words)

lessenloss of influencelunar declinenl. erosiesagging shrink shrinking shrivelling slackening slowing softening sputtering sundown sundowns twilightwaning moonwaning phaseweakening weathering

lessening lock marcescent moldering moribundon the wanepacific peaceable peaceful pining placid quiescent quiet receding reductive regressive reposeful reposing restful resting

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Adjective(4 words)

obsolescent rustier shrivelledthinning pattern

Verb(4 words)

petering sagged slacked tapered

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

13 entries

change decreasedegree of changedescriptive adjectivedevelopment drop-off lessening phase phenomenon process stagestate changetrend

More specific

21 entries

decline decrease dim diminution dwindle ebb fadefading reputationinterestlast quarterloss of influencepopularity shrink supportwaning attendancewaning crescent

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Collocations

10 entries

waning confidencewaning energywaning enthusiasmwaning healthwaning interestwaning lightwaning moonwaning popularitywaning strengthwaning support

Inflections

5 entries

more waningmost waningwaned wanes wanings

Derivations

2 entries

wane waningly

Antonyms

2 entries

waxing

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His strength is waning.

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The eruption seems to be waning.

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His popularity is waning.

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It is a waning moon.

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Waning