WEAR OFF Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase wear off. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| abate | verbv | |||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||
| diminish | verbv | |||||
verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||
| dissipate | verbv | |||||
verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • spend frivolously and unwisely • live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption | ||||||
| ebb | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) • the outward flow of the tide verb • flow back or recede • hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb • fall away or decline | ||||||
| fade | verbv | |||||
noun • a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer • gradually ceasing to be visible verb • become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly • lose freshness, vigor, or vitality • disappear gradually • become feeble | ||||||
| recede | verbv | |||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • retreat • become faint or more distant | ||||||
| subside | verbv | |||||
verb • wear off or die down • sink to a lower level or form a depression • sink down or precipitate • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | ||||||
| wane | verbv | |||||
noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) verb • grow smaller • become smaller • decrease in phase | ||||||
| wear | verbv | |||||
noun • impairment resulting from long use • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body • the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment verb • be dressed in • have on one's person • have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality • deteriorate through use or stress • have or show an appearance of • last and be usable • go to pieces • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • put clothing on one's body | ||||||
| wear away | verbv | |||||
verb • cut away in small pieces • diminish, as by friction • become ground down or deteriorate | ||||||
| wear down | verbv | |||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||
| wear out | verbv | |||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • go to pieces • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||
| wear thin | ||||||
verb • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||
