" tapering (off) "

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

  * e.g., " ... at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abating,

•  declining,

•  decreasing,

•  de-escalating,

•  diminishing,

•  draining (away),

•  dropping (off),

•  dwindling,

•  dying (away or down or out),

•  easing,

•  ebbing,

•  falling,

•  falling away,

•  lessening,

•  letting up,

•  lowering,

•  moderating,

•  palling,

•  phasing down,

•  ratcheting (down),

•  receding,

•  relenting,

•  remitting,

•  shrinking,

•  subsiding,

•  tapering,

•  waning

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulating,

•  ballooning,

•  building,

•  burgeoning,

•  enlarging,

•  escalating,

•  expanding,

•  growing,

•  increasing,

•  intensifying,

•  mounting,

•  mushrooming,

•  picking up,

•  rising,

•  snowballing,

•  soaring,

•  swelling,

•  waxing

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

  * e.g., " ... at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day "

•  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,

•  remit,

•  shrink,

•  subside,

•  taper,

•  wane

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulate,

•  balloon,

•  build,

•  burgeon,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  grow,

•  increase,

•  intensify,

•  mount,

•  mushroom,

•  pick up,

•  rise,

•  snowball,

•  soar,

•  swell,

•  wax