letups
Breaks in intensity
Letups are pauses, breaks, or reductions in intensity.
Rain that continues without letup doesn't slacken.
A letup in fighting is a temporary cessation of hostilities.
The word often appears in negative constructions emphasizing relentlessness: There's been no letup in the criticism.
Temporary period of quiet
- hiatusBreak in activity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- cessationA full stopping
- haltComplete sudden stop
suspension · break · interruption · slackening · abatement · breather · recess · standstill
Treeless space in forest
- breakInterrupt continuity
- calmFree from agitation
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- abatementDecrease in force
subsidence · slackening · easing · moderation · respite · pause · interval · remission
Reducing strain or difficulty
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- mitigationReduction of severity
abatement · relaxation · lessening · slackening · remission · decrease · reduction · softening
lull
Temporary period of quiet
- hiatusBreak in activity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- cessationA full stopping
halt · suspension · break · interruption · slackening · abatement · breather · recess · standstill · stoppage
clearing
Treeless space in forest
abatement · subsidence · slackening · easing · moderation · respite · pause · interval · remission · thaw
easing
Reducing strain or difficulty
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- respiteShort pause from hardship
mitigation · abatement · relaxation · lessening · slackening · remission · decrease · reduction · softening · moderation
letupsescalations
Increases in intensity
intensifications · buildups · surges · increases · ramp-ups