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ebbnoun a change to a lower state or levela surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, dégringolade, descent, deterioration, devolution, downfall, downgrade, eclipse, fall dark age, nadir, sunsetdecay, rotting, spoilingbreakup, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolutionabasement, debasementdepreciation, lesseningdecimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruinationabatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminishment, diminution, dip, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage, slip, slump ascent, rise, upswing advancement, development, evolution, growthblossoming, flourishing, floweringrenewal, restoration, revitalizationheighteningaccretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, enhancement, gain, increase, increment, raise, supplement to become worse or of less valuethe fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, devolve, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen abate, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, recede, wanebreak down, corrupt, decompose, degrade, dilapidate, disintegrate, molder, putrefysour, spoillessen, lower, reducedebilitate, underminedroop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt go to pot, go to seed(or run to seed) ameliorate, improve, meliorate better, upgradeenhance, enrich, fortify, heighten, intensify, strengthenadvance, develop, march, proceed, progress to grow less in scope or intensity especially graduallythe howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down)also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane compress, condense, constrict, contractevaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanishslacken, slow (down)alleviate, relaxflag, sink, weakencave (in), collapse, deflate accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon(also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax appear, emerge, show upblow up, distend, elongate, lengthen v.abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity.abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing.the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation.the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive.waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.the ebbing of daylight before the 12th century |