sub·side
sub·side/səbˈsīd/
verb
- become less intense, violent, or severe."I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides"synonyms: abate, let up, moderate, calm, lull, slacken (off), ease (up), relent, die down, die out, peter out, taper off, recede, lessen, soften, alleviate, attenuate, remit, diminish, decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb, still, cease, come to a stop, come to an end, terminate, quieten down, quiet down
- (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level."the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise"synonyms: recede, ebb, fall back, flow back, fall away, fall, go down, get lower, sink, sink lower, abate, diminish, retrocede
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What does subsides mean?
1. : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle. 2. : to become quiet or less : abate. as the fever subsides.
What is another word for subside?
Some common synonyms of subside are abate, ebb, and wane. While all these words mean "to die down in force or intensity," subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. the protests subsided after a few days.
What does it mean when a situation subsides?
If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme: The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside. As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong.
What does it mean when pain subsides?
: to become less strong or intense. The pain/swelling will subside in a couple of hours. After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally. We'll have to wait until the wind/storm/rain subsides.
1. to sink or fall to the bottom : settle 2. to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression 3. to let oneself settle down : ...
to sink to a low or lower level. Synonyms: settle, descend, decline Antonyms: rise to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
subside verb [I] (GO DOWN). (of a building, area of land, or level of water) to go down to a lower level: Forecasters predict the high tides will subside today.
To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ...
If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. The pain had subsided during the night. Synonyms: decrease, diminish, lessen, ease More ...
SUBSIDE meaning: 1 : to become less strong or intense; 2 : to move down to a lower level.
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep.
[intransitive] to become calmer, quieter or less intense. She waited nervously for his anger to subside. When the rain had subsided we continued our walk.
4 days ago · If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme: The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside.
definition 1: to become less; decrease. The baby's tears subsided after his mother picked him up. synonyms: abate, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, moderate ...
