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Synonyms for peter out
verb dwindle, decreaseAntonyms for peter out
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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decrease
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
decreased
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
decreasing
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
die
verb. wither, dwindle
- abate
- bate
- break down
- crumble
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- disappear
- droop
- ease off
- ebb
- end
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- fade out
- fail
- fall
- fizzle out
- go bad
- go downhill
- halt
- lapse
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- moderate
- molder
- pass
- peter out
- rankle
- recede
- retrograde
- rot
- run down
- run low
- run out
- sink
- slacken
- stop
- subside
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- wear away
- wilt
died
verb. wither, dwindle
- abate
- bate
- break down
- crumble
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- disappear
- droop
- ease off
- ebb
- end
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- fade out
- fail
- fall
- fizzle out
- go bad
- go downhill
- halt
- lapse
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- moderate
- molder
- pass
- peter out
- rankle
- recede
- retrograde
- rot
- run down
- run low
- run out
- sink
- slacken
- stop
- subside
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- wear away
- wilt
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.