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   Wane

   /wān/

   

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   • 1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Similar disappeardecreasediminishdwindleOpposite wax
   • ▪ (especially of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker: "confidence in the dollar waned" Similar decreasedeclinediminishdwindleshrinkcontracttaper offtail offsubsideslackendroopsinkebbdimfade (away)grow faintlessendissolvepeter outwind downfall offattenuatebe on the way outabatefailrecedeslumpflagatrophybecome weakweakengive ingive waymelt awaydeterioratecrumblewitherdisintegratedegenerateevaporatecollapsego downhilldraw to a closevanishdie outrare:evanesceremitOpposite increasegrow

   Word Origin Old Englishwanian ‘lessen’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.

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   Synonyms for WANE: subside, diminish, decrease, decline, fall, vanish, shrink, dwindle; Antonyms of WANE: rise, grow, increase, intensify, build, soar, expand, escalate.

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   See Definitions and Examples ». Synonyms for WANES: subsides, decreases, diminishes, declines, vanishes, falls, shrinks, eases; Antonyms of WANES: grows, rises, increases, intensifies, builds, waxes, soars, expands.

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   Anything that wanes, like the moon, influence, or a feeling, has started to go away. Definitions of wane. noun. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) synonyms: ebb, ebbing. see more. verb. grow smaller. “Interest in the project waned ”.

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   Synonyms. fade away. decline. dwindle. weaken. decrease. diminish. subside. abate. ebb. lessen. wither. waste. droop. sink. Antonyms. appear. rise. increase. expand. advance. strengthen. grow. develop. wax. improve. flourish. thrive. soar. blossom. brighten.

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   Wane Synonyms and Antonyms. wān. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Common Words. Unique Words. To become or cause to become less active or intense. (Verb) Synonyms: abate. bate. die away. down. off. or out) ease. ebb. fall off. lapse. let up. moderate. remit. slacken. slack off. subside. Antonyms: increase. grow. rise. wax. raise. More words.

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. decline. diminish. dwindle. fade. decrease. lessen. subside. abate. ebb. weaken. fail. peter out. die down. let up. deteriorate. fall off. recede. wither. flag. die away. decay. sink. disappear. drop. go down. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. View all. Related. Common usage. View all. Sentence Examples.