" remitted "

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

  * e.g., " ... waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abated,

•  declined,

•  decreased,

•  de-escalated,

•  died (away or down or out),

•  diminished,

•  drained (away),

•  dropped (off),

•  dwindled,

•  eased,

•  ebbed,

•  fell,

•  fell away,

•  lessened,

•  let up,

•  lowered,

•  moderated,

•  palled,

•  phased down,

•  ratcheted (down),

•  receded,

•  relented,

•  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

2: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinked (at),

•  brushed (aside or off),

•  condoned,

•  discounted,

•  disregarded,

•  excused,

•  forgave,

•  glossed (over),

•  glozed (over),

•  ignored,

•  overlooked,

•  overpassed,

•  papered over,

•  pardoned,

•  passed over,

•  shrugged off,

•  whitewashed,

•  winked (at)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to assign to a later time;

  * e.g., " ... the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deferred,

•  delayed,

•  held off (on),

•  held over,

•  held up,

•  laid over,

•  postponed,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  shelved

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  de-escalate,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  die (away or down or out),

•  diminish,

•  drain (away),

•  drop (off),

•  dwindle,

•  ease,

•  ebb,

•  fall,

•  fall away,

•  lessen,

•  let up,

•  lower,

•  moderate,

•  pall,

•  phase down,

•  ratchet (down),

•  recede,

•  relent,

•  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

2: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink (at),

•  brush (aside or off),

•  condone,

•  discount,

•  disregard,

•  excuse,

•  forgive,

•  gloss (over),

•  gloze (over),

•  ignore,

•  overlook,

•  overpass,

•  paper over,

•  pardon,

•  pass over,

•  shrug off,

•  whitewash,

•  wink (at)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to assign to a later time;

  * e.g., " ... the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defer,

•  delay,

•  hold off (on),

•  hold over,

•  hold up,

•  lay over,

•  postpone,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  shelve

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)