subsides
Gradually becomes less
Subside means to sink or settle to a lower level.
Floodwaters subside as they recede.
Land subsides when it drops due to erosion or extraction beneath.
The word extends to anything that diminishes in intensity: The pain eventually subsided, Wait for the commotion to subside.
A person subsides into a chair by sinking heavily into it.
Decrease gradually
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- lessenReduce in degree
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- diminishTo make smaller
decline · taper · dwindle · abate · fade · reduce · slacken · weaken
Reach final terms
- quietLacking in sound
- calmFree from agitation
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- sootheGently ease discomfort
lull · pacify · tranquilize · quell · hush · stabilize · steady · compose
wane
Decrease gradually
diminish · decline · taper · dwindle · abate · fade · reduce · slacken · weaken · ease
settle
Reach final terms
soothe · lull · pacify · tranquilize · quell · hush · stabilize · steady · compose · relax
ease
Lack of strain
mitigate · moderate · lift · pass · clear · break · resolve · dissipate · heal · recover
settle
Reach final terms
lower · collapse · cave in · give way · sag · slump · compress · compact · founder · depress
subsidesintensifies
Increases in strength
escalates · increases · strengthens · grows · surges
- subsidized apartmentsRentals with financial aid
- subsidized housingIncome-based rental assistance
- subsidized loansDebt with reduced interest
- subsidized rentPartially covered housing cost
- subsidized mealsFood partially paid by others
- subsidized childcarePartly state-funded nursery services
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