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ebbsnounpl. of ebb a change to a lower state or levela surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country decadences, declensions, declinations, declines, degeneracies, degenerations, degradations, dégringolades, descents, deteriorations, devolutions, downfalls, downgrades, eclipses, falls dark ages, nadirs, sunsetsdecaysbreakups, decompositions, disintegrations, dissolutionsabasements, debasementsdepreciationsdecimations, demolishments, demolitions, desolations, destructions, havoc, ruinations, ruinsabatements, decreases, decrements, de-escalations, deflations, diminishments, diminutions, dips, downslides, downtrends, downturns, drop-offs, drops, falloffs, losses, reductions, sags, shrinkages, slips, slumps ascents, rises, upswings advancements, developments, evolutions, growthsfloweringsrenewals, restorations, revitalizationsaccretions, accruals, addenda(also addendums), additions, augmentations, boosts, enhancements, gains, increases, increments, raises, supplements ebbsverbpresent tense third-person singular of ebbto become worse or of less valuethe fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed atrophies, crumbles, decays, declines, degenerates, descends, deteriorates, devolves, regresses, retrogrades, rots, sinks, worsens abates, de-escalates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, recedes, wanesbreaks down, corrupts, decomposes, degrades, dilapidates, disintegrates, molders, putrefiessours, spoilslessens, lowers, reducesdebilitates, underminesdroops, fails, falls, flags, lags, languishes, runs down, sags, slips, wastes (away), weakens, wilts goes to pot, goes to seed(or runs to seed) ameliorates, improves, meliorates betters, upgradesenhances, enriches, fortifies, heightens, intensifies, strengthensadvances, develops, marches, proceeds, progresses to grow less in scope or intensity especially graduallythe howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior abates, declines, decreases, de-escalates, dies (away or down or out), diminishes, drains (away), drops (off), dwindles, eases, falls, falls away, lessens, lets up, lowers, moderates, palls, phases down, ratchets (down)also rachets (down), recedes, relents, remits, shrinks, subsides, tapers, tapers off, wanes compresses, condenses, constricts, contractsevaporates, fades (away), fritters (away), gives out, melts (away), peters (out), tails (off), vanishesslackens, slows (down)alleviates, relaxesflags, sinks, weakenscaves (in), collapses, deflates accumulates, balloons, builds, burgeons(also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, grows, increases, intensifies, mounts, mushrooms, picks up, rises, snowballs, soars, swells, waxes appears, emerges, shows upblows up, distends, elongates, lengthens |