ebbed
The word “ebbed” has 1 syllable: ebbed.
It's pronounced as /ɛbd/.
What is synonym and antonym for ebbed?
In the thesaurus, “ebbed” has 29 synonyms and 29 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for ebbed along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for ebbed
- abate
- crumbled
- declined
- decreased
- degenerate
- descended
- deteriorate
- deteriorated
- die down
- die out
- diminish
- diminished
- dwindle
- ease off
- eased
- fall away
- fall back
- fell
- lessen
- melt
- peter out
- recede
- shrink
- slacken
- subsided
- vanished
- wane
- weaken
- worsened
Antonyms for ebbed
- accumulated
- ballooned
- built
- develop
- emerged
- enlarge
- enlarged
- escalated
- expand
- expanded
- extend
- forge
- forward
- grew
- grow
- improve
- improved
- increase
- increased
- intensified
- mounted
- mushroomed
- prolong
- raise
- rise
- rose
- soared
- strengthen
- swelled
Meanings of ebbed
- verb
- To flow back or recede.
- To fall away or decline.
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb.
- To cause to flow back.
Example Sentences
- The excitement of the crowd ebbed as the final moments of the game ticked away.
- In the aftermath of the heated argument, the tension between them ebbed.
- As the sun dipped below the horizon, the daylight ebbed from the sky.
- The river's flow had ebbed, revealing the rocks and pebbles along the riverbed.
- Hope ebbed from his voice as he realized the magnitude of the challenge ahead.
On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ebbed, such as: abate, accumulated, ballooned, built, crumbled, declined, decreased.
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