peter

[pee-ter] / ˈpi tər /

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONG

check contract curb decay decline degenerate drain droop drop ease ebb fade lower quiet rebate settle shrink sink slash slump taper wane waste

WEAK

abate calm down crumble curtail cut down depreciate deteriorate devaluate die down diminish drop off dry up dwindle evaporate fall off lessen let up lighten lose edge modify narrow down peter out quell reduce restrain run low shrivel slack off slacken slow down soften subside tail away tail off weaken wear away wear down wither

Antonyms

STRONG

aid ascend assist build develop enlarge expand go up grow help improve increase pour raise rise strengthen stretch

Example Sentences

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He finished tied for third, six off the pace, with Tyrrell Hatton and Peter Uihlein.

From Barron's

The fifth and final phase was "paused" last summer by the Labour government, with rail minister Lord Peter Hendy warning it "was expected to cost substantially more than the other four phases combined".

From BBC

And it was the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson that has prompted this bout of soul searching about women's role in government, with some convinced Starmer would simply never have got into this mess if he'd included women in the decision.

From BBC

In the words of the late Peter Douglas, who co-authored Proposition 20 and later served as executive director of the Coastal Commission, the coast is never saved, it’s always being saved.

From Los Angeles Times

Petrit Velaj has been working in Greek restaurants for 30 years and in 2010, opened his own near St Peter's Square in central Manchester.

From BBC

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