subside
Gradually become less
Subside means to sink or settle downward, or to decrease in intensity.
Floodwaters subside as they recede.
Pain, anger, or laughter subsides as it diminishes: She waited for the applause to subside before speaking.
Land or a building may subside by sinking into the ground.
The common thread is something returning to a lower or calmer state.
To make smaller
- lessenReduce in degree
- abateLessen in intensity
- waneDecrease gradually
- dwindleDecrease gradually over time
taper · decline · reduce · drop · fall · lower · shrink · ease
Lacking in sound
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- settleReach final terms
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- lullTemporary period of quiet
hush · tranquilize · pacify · ease · relax · compose · rest · abate
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- sinkBasin with drain
- fall backWithdraw from advance
go down · lower · drop · descend · settle · drain · abate · pull back
diminish
To make smaller
dwindle · taper · decline · reduce · drop · fall · lower · shrink · ease · let up
quiet
Lacking in sound
lull · hush · tranquilize · pacify · ease · relax · compose · rest · abate · die away
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
fall back · go down · lower · drop · descend · settle · drain · abate · pull back · regress
ease
Lack of strain
let up · lift · pass · clear · dissipate · fade · resolve · heal · recover · improve
sink
Basin with drain
give way · sag · slump · drop · descend · lower · fall · compress · compact · shift
- subsidized apartmentsRentals with financial aid
- subsidized housingIncome-based rental assistance
- subsidized loansDebt with reduced interest
- subsidized rentPartially covered housing cost
- foreign subsidiary
- subsidized mealsFood partially paid by others
subsidiary, subsidize, subsiding, subsidence, subsidized, subsided, subsides, subsidizing, subsidizes