waned

[weynd] / weɪnd /

VERB

diminish, lessen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate atrophy decrease die down die out dim dwindle ebb fade peter out shrink slacken subside taper off weaken wither

STRONG

decline drop fail fall moderate relent sink

WEAK

die away draw to a close ease off fade away fall short let up slack off waste away wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brighten develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow increase rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend go up reach win

WEAK

raise

Example Sentences

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waned

The connections among the Emersonians waxed and waned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

However, while the disease’s wider risk has waned, it has not vanished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Federal downsizing has waned since Elon Musk left his post last year as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

But Oddie's childhood interest in ornithology had never waned and, by the mid 1970s, he was developing a career as a naturalist.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Away from Farmer, her interest in becoming a medical doctor waned.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French