ebbing

The word “ebbing” has 2 syllables: eb-bing

It's pronounced as /ˈɛbɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for ebbing?

In the thesaurus, “ebbing” has 194 synonyms and 89 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for ebbing

abatement
abating
alleviating
at end of rope
atrophy
atrophying
backsliding
breaking down
ceasing
ceasing to exist
closing
collapsing
comedown
compressing
concluding
condensing
constricting
contracting
corrupting
cropper
crumbling
de-escalating
debilitating
debilitation
decay
decaying
declension
declinatory
decline
decline and fall
declining
decomposing
decreasing
decrepitude
decrescent
deflating
degeneracy
degenerating
degeneration
degrading
dematerialization
departure
depreciating
descending
descent
desertion
desisting
deteriorating
deterioration
devolution
devolving
dilapidating
diminishing
diminution
disappearing act
discontinuing
disintegrating
disintegration
dispersal
dissipation
dissolution
dive
done for
doomed
downfall
downgrade
downsizing
downturn
drooping
drop
dropping
dwindling
dying
dying down
easing
ebb
eclipse
ending
enfeeblement
escape
evanescence
evaporating
evaporation
exhaustion
exit
exodus
expiring
fade-out
fading
fading away
failing
failure
fall
fall-off
falling
falling away
falling-off
fated
final
finishing
flagging
flight
flop
giving out
giving up the ghost
going
going to pot
going to seed
in extremis
lagging
languishing
lapse
lapsing
leaving off
lessening
letting up
lightening
limping
losing momentum
loss
lowering
melting
moderating
moldering
moribund
mortal
narrowing
on last leg
on the skids
one foot in grave
palling
passing
perishing
phasing down
plummeting
plunging
pratfall
putrefying
quieting
quitting
receding
recession
reducing
regressing
regression
relapse
relaxing
relenting
remitting
removal
retirement
retrograding
rotting
running down
running to seed
sagging
senility
setback
settling
shrinking
shriveling up
sinking
skids
slackening
sliding
slipping
slowing
slump
slumping
softening
souring
spoiling
stopping
subsiding
tapering
tapering off
terminating
toppling
tottering
tumbling
undermining
vanishing
wane
waning
wasting
weakening
wearing away
wearing down
wearing off
wilting
winding up
withdrawal
withering
worsening

Antonyms for ebbing

abiding
accomplishment
accumulating
achievement
advancing
ameliorating
appearance
appearing
arrival
ascent
ballooning
bettering
betterment
biding
blowing up
bourgeoning
building
burgeoning
comeback
coming
continuing
creating
developing
development
distending
elongating
emerging
enduring
enhancing
enlarging
enriching
entrance
escalating
expanding
fortifying
growing
growth
heightening
holding on
holding up
improvement
improving
increase
increasing
intensifying
invigoration
keeping up
lasting
leftover
lengthening
lingering
living
marching
meliorating
mounting
mushrooming
perduring
permanent
persisting
picking up
proceeding
progress
progressing
rally
recovery
recuperation
rehabilitation
rejuvenation
rejuvenescence
remaining
residual
revitalization
reviving
rise
rising
running on
showing up
snapback
snowballing
soaring
stay
staying
strength
strengthening
success
swelling
upgrade
upgrading
waxing

Meanings of ebbing

verb
1. To flow back or recede.
2. To fall away or decline.
3. To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb.
4. To cause to flow back.
noun
1. The action of something that ebbs.

Example Sentences

The daylight was slowly ebbing away, casting long shadows across the landscape.
Emotions were ebbing as the reality of the situation sank in.
The tide was ebbing, leaving behind treasures on the sandy shore.
Conversation in the room was ebbing, replaced by a contemplative silence.
His strength was ebbing with each step, but he pressed on toward the finish line.

On this page you'll find 283 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ebbing, such as: abatement, abating, abiding, accomplishment, accumulating, achievement, advancing.

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