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DEEPENS Antonyms

9 antonyms for deepens. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DEEPENS

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
abate

verb

v

verb

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

decrease

verb

v

noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

diminish

verb

v

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

fade

verb

v

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

lessen

verb

v

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

• wear off or die down

lighten

verb

v

verb

• make more cheerful

• reduce the weight on; make lighter

• become more cheerful

• make more cheerful through the use of color

• become lighter

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

shallow

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

• not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

noun

• a stretch of shallow water

adjective satellite

• lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

verb

• make shallow

• become shallow

surface

verb, noun

v, n

adjective

• on the surface

noun

• the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

• the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

• the outermost level of the land or sea

• a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something

• information that has become public

• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

verb

• come to the surface

• put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

• appear or become visible; make a showing

wane

verb

v

noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

verb

• grow smaller

• become smaller

• decrease in phase

Alternatives for ABATE

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Alternatives for DECREASE

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Alternatives for DIMINISH

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Alternatives for FADE

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Alternatives for LESSEN

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Alternatives for LIGHTEN

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Alternatives for SHALLOW

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Alternatives for SURFACE

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