" fell away "

1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;

  * e.g., " ... as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abated,

•  declined,

•  decreased,

•  de-escalated,

•  died (away or down or out),

•  diminished,

•  drained (away),

•  dropped (off),

•  dwindled,

•  eased,

•  ebbed,

•  fell,

•  lessened,

•  let up,

•  lowered,

•  moderated,

•  palled,

•  phased down,

•  ratcheted (down),

•  receded,

•  relented,

•  remitted,

•  shrank,

•  subsided,

•  tapered,

•  tapered off,

•  waned

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulated,

•  ballooned,

•  built,

•  burgeoned,

•  enlarged,

•  escalated,

•  expanded,

•  grew,

•  increased,

•  intensified,

•  mounted,

•  mushroomed,

•  picked up,

•  rose,

•  snowballed,

•  soared,

•  swelled,

•  waxed

1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;

  * e.g., " ... as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  de-escalate,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  die (away or down or out),

•  diminish,

•  drain (away),

•  drop (off),

•  dwindle,

•  ease,

•  ebb,

•  fall,

•  lessen,

•  let up,

•  lower,

•  moderate,

•  pall,

•  phase down,

•  ratchet (down),

•  recede,

•  relent,

•  remit,

•  shrink,

•  subside,

•  taper,

•  taper off,

•  wane

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulate,

•  balloon,

•  build,

•  burgeon,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  grow,

•  increase,

•  intensify,

•  mount,

•  mushroom,

•  pick up,

•  rise,

•  snowball,

•  soar,

•  swell,

•  wax