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Antonyms for taper off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tey-per |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈteɪ pər |
Definition of taper off
Origin :- Old English tapur, taper "candle," not found outside English, possibly a dissimilated borrowing from Latin papyrus (see papyrus), which was used in Medieval Latin and some Romance languages for "wick of a candle" (e.g. Italian papijo "wick"), because these often were made from the pith of papyrus. Cf. also German kerze "candle," from Old High German charza, from Latin charta, from Greek khartes "papyrus, roll made from papyrus, wick made from pith of papyrus."
- As in abate : verb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
- As in lessen : verb lower, reduce
- As in peter out : verb dwindle, decrease
- As in reduce : verb make less; decrease
- As in taper/taper off : verb decrease to a point
- As in wane : verb diminish, lessen
- As in taper : verb decrease
- As in drain : verb seep, discharge liquid
- As in flag : verb decline, fall off
Synonyms for taper off
- abate
- abridge
- allay
- amputate
- atrophy
- attenuate
- bankrupt
- bant
- bate
- become smaller
- break
- cheapen
- chill out
- chop
- clip
- close
- coast
- come to a point
- come to nothing
- contract
- cool
- cool it
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- de-escalate
- debase
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- degrade
- depreciate
- depress
- deteriorate
- die
- die away
- die down
- die out
- diet
- dilute
- dim
- diminish
- discount
- downsize
- drain
- draw to a close
- droop
- drop
- dull
- dwindle
- ease
- ease off
- ebb
- effuse
- erode
- evaporate
- exude
- fade
- fade away
- fail
- faint
- fall
- fall short
- filter off
- flow
- flow out
- give out
- go on a diet
- go with the flow
- grow less
- hang easy
- hang loose
- impair
- impoverish
- languish
- lay back
- leak
- leave dry
- lessen
- let go
- let it all hang out
- let up
- lighten
- lose weight
- lower
- mark down
- mellow out
- minify
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- narrow
- nutshell
- ooze
- osmose
- pall
- pare
- pauperize
- percolate
- peter out
- pine
- quell
- rebate
- recede
- reduce
- relent
- rescind
- roll back
- ruin
- run dry
- run off
- run out
- sag
- scale down
- shave
- shorten
- shrink
- sink
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slash
- slim
- slow
- slow down
- slump
- soft-pedal
- step down
- stop
- subdue
- subside
- succumb
- take it easy
- take off weight
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- taper
- taper off
- thin
- thin out
- tone down
- trickle
- trim
- truncate
- turn down
- unlax
- wane
- waste away
- weaken
- weary
- well
- wilt
- wind down
- wither
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