tapering off

VERB

decrease to a point

Synonyms

WEAK

abate bate close come to a point die away die out diminish drain dwindle fade lessen narrow recede reduce rescind subside thin thin out wane weaken wind down

Antonyms

WEAK

go up increase rise

Example Sentences

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Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The company said demand for AI isn’t tapering off as hyperscalers transition from training AI to creating products with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

So in 2022, Julie started tapering off of her medication after talking with her primary care doctor.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

Weather officials expect the heavy rains to start tapering off by 1 September as the deep depression in the Arabian Sea shifts towards Pakistan.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

Then, because business was tapering off, he had time to give me a demonstration of how to make the shine rag pop like a firecracker.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey