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die out

VERB
diminish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate curtail decline decrease dwindle ebb lessen lower recede reduce shrink slacken subside temper wane weaken
STRONG
abbreviate attenuate close contract cut depreciate drain extenuate minify moderate retrench shrivel taper
WEAK
become smaller fade away peter out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend grow increase prolong raise rise strengthen
STRONG
amplify lengthen
WEAK
compliment flatter praise
VERB
disappear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon depart die dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw
STRONG
abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose
WEAK
be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait
WEAK
arrive come in
VERB
dwindle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate decay decline decrease die down diminish drop ebb fade fall lessen peter out shrink shrivel sink subside wane weaken wither
STRONG
bate close contract drain pine taper
WEAK
become smaller die away grow less slack off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend develop enhance enlarge expand extend go up grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen
WEAK
save swell
VERB
ebb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate degenerate deteriorate die down diminish dwindle ease off fall away fall back lessen melt peter out recede shrink slacken wane weaken
STRONG
decay decrease drop fall flag languish moderate relent retire retreat sink withdraw
WEAK
fade away flow back go out let up retrocede
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend forge forward grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen
STRONG
advance ascend build flourish
WEAK
flow
VERB
go out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die
WEAK
become dark burn out cease darken dim expire fade out flicker stop shining
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive come back enter inflame
VERB
let up
Synonyms
WEAK
abate cease decrease die down diminish ease ease off ease up ebb fall moderate release relent slacken slow down stop subside wane
Antonyms
WEAK
continue
VERB
peter out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate ebb evaporate fade recede tail away tail off taper off wane
WEAK
come to nothing die down diminish drain dry up fail give out lessen run dry run low run out slack off stop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise
WEAK
grow
VERB
taper
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate dwindle lessen recede subside taper off
STRONG
bate close diminish drain fade narrow reduce rescind thin wane weaken
WEAK
die away thin out wind down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlarge extend grow increase rise
STRONG
expand raise strengthen
WEAK
go up
VERB
taper/taper off
Synonyms
WEAK
abate bate close come to a point die away diminish drain dwindle fade lessen narrow recede reduce rescind subside thin thin out wane weaken wind down
Antonyms
WEAK
go up increase rise
VERB
vanish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die dissolve evaporate fade melt
STRONG
clear dematerialize evanesce exit
WEAK
be lost become invisible fade away go away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
coagulate improve solidify
WEAK
appear arrive come
VERB
wane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate atrophy decrease die down dim dwindle ebb fade peter out shrink slacken subside taper off weaken wither
STRONG
decline drop fail fall moderate relent sink
WEAK
die away draw to a close ease off fade away fall short let up slack off waste away wind down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow increase rise strengthen
STRONG
ascend go up reach win
WEAK
raise

Example Sentences

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Going forward, geologists, engineers and economists will be needed, especially as Greenland's traditional livelihoods of hunting and fishing are expected to gradually die out as professions.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

On Saturday the rain brought by Storm Claudia will die out and on Sunday the colder air starts to arrive from the north.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Of course, these recipes still exist today because of others who also believed that Korean royal court cuisine should belong to the people and not die out with the monarchy.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Yet the laughs, the warmth, the love and the faith-based fellowship die out in the dismal final act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

And through the great length and continuity of his dominion the memories and causes of innovations die out, because one change always leaves indentations for the construction of another.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.