Antonyms for waned

Grammar : Verb

Spell : weyn

Phonetic Transcription : weɪn

Definition of waned

Origin : Old English wanian "make or become smaller gradually," from Proto-Germanic *wanojanan (cf. Old Saxon wanon, Old Norse vana, Old Frisian wania, Middle Dutch waenen, Old High German wanon "to wane, to grow less"), from *wano- "lacking," from PIE *we-no-, from root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out" (see vain). Related: Waned; waning; wanes.

verb diminish, lessen

Example sentences :

She waned before the eyes of the king, like daylight that must be gone.
Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

"Now we ought to see the burgomaster," said Rob, as the afternoon waned.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

Between these two it would seem as the humour of the one waned, that of the other waxed.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

It was on his last day, when hope had waned, that he found what he hoped was a clue.
Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton

It had ebbed from him with his blood, or waned with his fever.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

When the interest in this waned, Hillard looked at his watch.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

The evening waned, but it brought no sign of any of the missing three.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

Little by little confidence had waned, and doubt and dread replaced it.
Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King

Before this evening waned he was thoroughly conscious of his position.
Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy

Outside the night was cold, with a little light from a waned moon.
Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos

Synonyms for waned

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