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abating

The word “abating” has 3 syllables: a-bat-ing

It's pronounced as /əˈbeɪtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for abating?

In the thesaurus, “abating” has 29 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abating along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abating

  • abolishing
  • avoiding
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • collapsing
  • declining
  • decreasing
  • deducting
  • depriving
  • descending
  • diminishing
  • ebbing
  • encouraging
  • lowering
  • moderating
  • overturning
  • plunging
  • reassuring
  • reducing
  • refreshing
  • repealing
  • sliding
  • soothing
  • stripping
  • subsiding
  • subtracting
  • tumbling
  • waning
  • weakening

Antonyms for abating

  • accumulating
  • adding
  • amplifying
  • augmenting
  • boosting
  • building
  • burgeoning
  • enacting
  • enlarging
  • escalating
  • establishing
  • expanding
  • founding
  • growing
  • increasing
  • instituting
  • intensifying
  • laying down
  • leftover
  • lingering
  • mounting
  • mushrooming
  • raising
  • remaining
  • residual
  • rising
  • soaring
  • swelling

Meanings of abating

  • verb
    1. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
    2. To become null and void.
    3. To nullify; make void.
    4. To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
    5. To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
    6. To curtail; to deprive.
    7. To reduce in amount, size, or value.
    8. To decrease in size, value, or amount.
    9. To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.
    10. To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.
    11. To deduct or omit.
    12. To bar or except.
    13. To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
    14. To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.
    15. To destroy, or level to the ground.
    16. To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.
  • noun
    1. Anesis.

Example Sentences

  • The storm showed no sign of abating as strong winds continued to lash the coastline.
  • With each passing hour, the fever showed signs of abating under the influence of medication.
  • Despite the initial chaos, the panic among the crowd started abating as authorities restored order.
  • The teacher waited patiently for the students' excitement to start abating before resuming the lesson.
  • The noise from the construction site showed no signs of abating, disturbing the neighborhood throughout the day.

On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abating, such as: abolishing, accumulating, adding, amplifying, augmenting, avoiding, boosting.

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