tapering
Slowly becoming slender
Tapering describes something that gradually narrows toward one end, like a candle or a sharpened pencil.
The word also applies to gradual reduction: a tapering off of enthusiasm, tapering your medication dosage.
In fitness, tapering refers to reducing training intensity before competition to optimize performance.
Reduction in width
- conicalTapering to a point
- pointedTapering to a tip
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- coneTapered solid, circular base
funnel · pyramid · spindle · pencil · chisel · spire · pinnacle · apex
Becoming smaller or fewer
- decliningDecreasing in strength
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
subsiding · dwindling · fading · ebbing · shrinking · contracting · abating · receding
Becoming thinner gradually
- toningStrengthening muscles gradually
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- trimmingCutting away excess
contouring · shaping · lean · svelte · lithe · carving · paring · refining
Made smooth and efficient
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- contouredShaped to fit
- sculptedShaped into art
flowing · elegant · refined · optimized · fluid · smooth · efficient · profile
Utmost height attained
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restCessation of activity
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
training · cycle · preparation · race · marathon · meet · performance · deload
narrowing
Reduction in width
cone · funnel · pyramid · spindle · pencil · chisel · spire · pinnacle · apex · vertex
decreasing
Becoming smaller or fewer
waning · subsiding · dwindling · fading · ebbing · shrinking · contracting · abating · receding · weakening
slimming
Becoming thinner gradually
- toningStrengthening muscles gradually
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
trimming · contouring · shaping · lean · svelte · lithe · carving · paring · refining · definition
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- contouredShaped to fit
sculpted · flowing · elegant · refined · optimized · fluid · smooth · efficient · profile · fairing
peak
Utmost height attained
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restCessation of activity
competition · training · cycle · preparation · race · marathon · meet · performance · deload · mileage
meet
Come into contact
split · block · lane · anchor · gala · championship · trials · best time · personal record · shave
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- decreasesreduction, decline, drop, fall, decrease
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- gradual declinefading, waning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing
taperingwidening
Increasing in extent
expanding · flaring · broadening · spreading · fanning out
taperingincreasing
Becoming greater in amount
growing · escalating · intensifying · ramping up · building
- tapering offGradually becoming less