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present participle of abate.

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comforting adj.
falling adj.
lessening adj.
waning adj.

ADJECTIVE

comforting

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encouraging reassuring refreshing soothing

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allaying alleviating assuaging consoling curing freeing inspiriting invigorating lightening mitigating relieving remedying restoring revitalizing revivifying softening solacing succoring sustaining tranquilizing upholding warming

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analeptic consolatory health-giving heart-warming

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aggravating depressing dispiriting distressing disturbing irritating upsetting worrying

ADJECTIVE

falling

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collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling weakening

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crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering

Antonyms

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improving increasing rising

ADJECTIVE

lessening

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declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening

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dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

ADJECTIVE

waning

Synonyms

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ebbing lessening

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declinatory decrescent

Antonyms

WEAK

waxing

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abating

There is no sign of the flood abating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

While the wildfires show no sign of abating soon, the UK Foreign Office is currently not advising against travel to France or Spain.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Key details: Health-care providers created about half of the new jobs in June, a big trend in the past two years that shows no sign of abating.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Interest in options is at the highest level in market history with no signs of abating.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

It was always there, stark and steady, rarely abating.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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