end gradually

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out 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 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

Example Sentences

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Steadily the tornado came on, the end gradually rising above the ground.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the war made an end gradually of this remnant of old customs.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

From this point the floor will slope towards either end, gradually towards the entering end, and more rapidly towards the exit.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

But now the clouds are lowering; they divide into strata, end, gradually getting heavier, denser, and darker, at last veil the horizon in a blueish grey mist.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 by Various

The corridor towards the south end gradually widened, terminating in a splendid high window with stained glass, a broad seat, and a table.

From The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

end gradually

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