Thesaurus / wane
FEEDBACKHow to use wane in a sentence
At their best, road races can still provide the in-person communal experience that was already on the wane before the pandemic accelerated the forces of alienation and digital cocooning.
WILL MAJOR MARATHONS ACTUALLY COME BACK THIS FALL?MARTIN FRITZ HUBERFEBRUARY 4, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThe idea of putting in eight hours a day, five days a week was already on the wane for many millennial and Gen Z workers, long before the arrival of Covid-19.
‘PEOPLE HAVE HAD PERMISSION TO EXPERIMENT’: PANDEMIC EXPEDITES RETHINK ON 9-TO-5 WORK STRUCTURESJESSICA DAVIESNOVEMBER 23, 2020DIGIDAYThe waxing in those Wall Street staples as the results in consumer wane is what’s supporting JPMorgan in the crisis.
HOW JPMORGAN CHASE IS PROCEEDING WITH EXTREME CAUTION—AND STILL MAKING PLENTY OF MONEYSHAWN TULLYOCTOBER 14, 2020FORTUNESome might believe bureaucracy is on the wane, that it’s headed for the same fate as landline telephones or gas-powered cars.
HOW TO BREAK FREE OF BUREAUCRACY IN THE WORKPLACEMICHELE ZANINIAUGUST 17, 2020QUARTZThe moon was a ribbon-thin waning crescent, and I found the vast dark, with no city lights, almost terrifying to take in.
WHO NEEDS MARS WHEN YOU'VE GOT CANYONLANDS?EMILY PENNINGTONJULY 19, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEPrimo de Rivera, who believed the rebellion to be fast on the wane, shipped back to Spain 7,000 troops.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANBut Mrs. Charmington was already on the wane, and as he had no wish to be her hero now he rather fought shy of her.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe moon was rising, its reddish disk somewhat diminished from being on the wane.
URANIACAMILLE FLAMMARIONThe one is religious, the other a civil power; the one may wane, the other rise.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL 3 NO 3, MARCH 1863VARIOUSThe exchange of places was made, but after Fred had rowed for an hour or more his confidence also began to wane.
THE GO AHEAD BOYS ON SMUGGLERS' ISLANDROSS KAYSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 23, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO WANE
- abate
- abbreviate
- abridge
- become smaller
- clench
- compress
- confine
- constrict
- consume
- curtail
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- draw in
- dwindle
- ebb
- edit
- epitomize
- evaporate
- fall away
- fall off
- grow less
- lessen
- lose
- narrow
- omit
- purse
- recede
- reduce
- shrink
- shrivel
- subside
- syncopate
- take in
- tighten
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wither
- wrinkle
- abated
- abbreviated
- abridged
- became smaller
- clenched
- compressed
- confined
- constricted
- consumed
- curtailed
- declined
- decreased
- deflated
- drew in
- dwindled
- ebbed
- edited
- epitomized
- evaporated
- fell away
- fell off
- grew less
- lessened
- lost
- narrowed
- omitted
- pursed
- receded
- reduced
- shrank
- shrivelled
- subsided
- syncopated
- tightened
- took in
- waned
- wasted
- weakened
- withered
- wrinkled
- abating
- abbreviating
- abridging
- becoming smaller
- clenching
- compressing
- confining
- constricting
- consuming
- curtailing
- declining
- decreasing
- deflating
- drawing in
- dwindling
- ebbing
- editing
- epitomizing
- evaporating
- falling away
- falling off
- growing less
- lessening
- losing
- narrowing
- omitting
- pursing
- receding
- reducing
- shrinking
- shriveling
- subsiding
- syncopating
- taking in
- tightening
- waning
- wasting
- weakening
- withering
- wrinkling
- abates
- abbreviates
- abridges
- becomes smaller
- clenches
- compresses
- confines
- constricts
- consumes
- curtails
- declines
- decreases
- deflates
- draws in
- dwindles
- ebbs
- edits
- epitomizes
- evaporates
- falls away
- falls off
- grows less
- lessens
- loses
- narrows
- omits
- purses
- recedes
- reduces
- shrinks
- shrivels
- subsides
- syncopates
- takes in
- tightens
- wanes
- wastes
- weakens
- withers
- wrinkles
- atrophy
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- blight
- break up
- collapse
- corrode
- curdle
- decline
- decompose
- defile
- degenerate
- depreciate
- discolor
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- dry-rot
- dwindle
- fade
- fail
- get worse
- go bad
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- lessen
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- pejorate
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- putresce
- reach depths
- rot
- sap
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- suppurate
- turn
- wane
- waste away
- weaken
- wear away
- wither
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
- abatement
- backsliding
- comedown
- cropper
- decay
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- descent
- deterioration
- devolution
- diminution
- dissolution
- dive
- downfall
- downgrade
- downturn
- drop
- dwindling
- ebb
- ebbing
- enfeeblement
- failing
- failure
- fall
- flop
- lapse
- on the skids
- pratfall
- recession
- relapse
- senility
- slump
- wane
- waning
- weakening
- worsening
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.