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tapered

[tey-perd] / ˈteɪ pərd /
ADJECTIVE
conical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cone-shaped
STRONG
conic
WEAK
coned conoid conoidal funnel-shaped pointed pyramidal sharp strobilate strobiloid tapering
ADJECTIVE
conical/conic
Synonyms
WEAK
cone-shaped coned conoid conoidal funnel-shaped pointed pyramidal sharp strobilate strobiloid tapering
ADJECTIVE
graduated
Synonyms
STRONG
calibrated graded measured registered serialized
WEAK
progressive sequential
ADJECTIVE
knifelike
Synonyms
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged lancinating needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
ADJECTIVE
lancinating
Synonyms
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous acute apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged fine gnawing ground fine honed horned jagged keen keen-edged knife-edged knifelike needle-pointed needlelike peaked piercing pointed pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient serrated sharp-edged sharpened shooting spiked spiky spiny splintery stabbing stinging tapering thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
ADJECTIVE
narrow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight
STRONG
attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapering
WEAK
determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited
STRONG
away far poor thick unfixed
WEAK
accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide
ADJECTIVE
sharp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute pointed razor-sharp sharpened stinging
STRONG
fine keen salient tapering
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminate acuminous apical barbed briery cuspate cuspidate edged ground fine honed horned jagged keen-edged knife-edged needle-pointed needlelike peaked pointy prickly pronged serrated sharp-edged spiked spiky spiny splintery thorny tined tipped unblunted whetted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blunt dull
ADJECTIVE
stabbing
Synonyms
STRONG
acuminate barbed edged fine gnawing honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed serrated sharpened shooting spiked stinging tapering tined tipped whetted
WEAK
aciculate acuate acuminous acute apical briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient sharp-edged spiky spiny splintery thorny unblunted
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull smooth
ADJECTIVE
tapering
Synonyms
STRONG
conic pointed sharp
WEAK
pyramidal
Antonyms
STRONG
blunt dull mild nice
WEAK
widening

Example Sentences

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New apartment construction has tapered off in Los Angeles in recent years, even though there is high demand for housing, because many developers say it is difficult to turn a profit under current conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The destination weddings have tapered off since Covid, but the hotel is seeing a spate of destination proposals and destination vow renewals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

These claims had risen steadily for several years and almost reached a post-pandemic high of 2 million last fall, but they have since tapered off.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

For now, the geopolitical risk premium, which had been supporting oil prices, appears to have tapered off.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The lower back was light gray and so were the wings, which tapered to long, black-tipped primaries folded together over the tail.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams