ebbed
Pulled back seaward
Ebbed is the past tense of ebb, meaning to recede or flow back, originally describing the tide withdrawing from shore.
By extension, anything that diminishes or fades away ebbs: Her enthusiasm ebbed as the project dragged on, His strength ebbed in his final days.
The opposite of ebbed is flowed or surged.
Decreased gradually
- fadedLost original color
- subsidedDecreased in intensity
- declinedRefused or diminished
- dwindledDecreased gradually
weakened · lessened · decreased · abated · tapered · receded · flagged · slackened
Tide of least range
- flood-tideIncoming tidal surge
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- shorelineLand-water boundary
foreshore · mudflat · estuary · sandbar · tidemark · slack-water · outflow · receding
waned
Decreased gradually
dwindled · weakened · lessened · decreased · abated · tapered · receded · flagged · slackened · withered
neap
Tide of least range
- flood-tideIncoming tidal surge
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
shoreline · foreshore · mudflat · estuary · sandbar · tidemark · slack-water · outflow · receding · waterline
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- strengthPower to exert force
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
hope · energy · spirit · confidence · momentum · influence · power · fervor · zeal · optimism
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- slowed downbraked, decelerated, reduced speed, slackened, throttled
- pulling backrecoiled, flinched, retreated, withdrew, retracted
- ebb and flowCyclical rise and decline
- ebb tideReceding ocean current
- ebbed and flowedVaried in recurring cycles
- ebbing and flowingAlternately advancing and retreating