fading away

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

dying down losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

NOUN

ebb

Synonyms

STRONG

abatement backflow decay decrease degeneration depreciation deterioration diminution drop dwindling flagging lessening recession reflux retreat shrinkage sinking slackening subsidence sweep wane waning weakening withdrawal

WEAK

going out low tide low water outward flow petering out refluence retrocession retroflux

Antonyms

STRONG

advance development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase

WEAK

flow incline rise

Example Sentences

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The topic doesn’t seem to be fading away, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

There’s nothing else quite like it, and it’s fading away.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

However the club night itself appeared to be fading away.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

The findings reveal that dinosaurs were not fading away at all -- they were thriving.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

I could hear Father’s steady, determined bootsteps fading away into the distance.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep