Antonyms for abate
əˈbeɪtabate

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1. abate

   The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Synonyms:
   decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. abate

   Antonyms:
   prolong, continue, revive, develop, increase, aggravate, magnify, brew, ferment, rage, extend, enlarge, amplify, raise, enhance

   Synonyms:
   terminate, remove, suppress, lower, reduce, mitigate, diminish, moderate, lessen, subside, decrease

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1. slake, abate, slackverb

   make less active or intense

   Synonyms:
   slack off, slack, allay, slow down, slake, slow up, slow, quench, slacken, assuage, relax, die away, let up, slack up

2. abate, let up, slack off, slack, die awayverb

   become less in amount or intensity

   "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

   Synonyms:
   slack off, slack, ease off, die away, slow up, relax, slacken, slake, slow, slack up, slow down, let up, ease up

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abateverb

   Antonyms:
   increase

   Synonyms:
   moderate, assuage, subside, diminish, intermit

How to use abate in a sentence?

1. Richard Clarida:

   There are some indications that headwinds to global growth may be beginning to abate.

2. William Tong:

   Every dollar paid here is one dollar less for states like Connecticut trying to maximize money from Purdue and the Sacklers to abate the opioid epidemic, preserving Purdue's ability to continue selling opioids as a public benefit corporation is simply unacceptable. The timing of this agreement mere weeks before the election raises serious questions about whether DOJ political leadership was negotiating in the best interest of the American public.

3. Director General Parker:

   We face a very serious level of threat that is complex to combat and unlikely to abate significantly for some time.

4. Kristen Clarke:

   We've also received allegations that Alabama Department of Public Health has failed to carry out their responsibilities to abate raw sewage conditions, thereby placing Black residents of Lowndes County at higher risk for disease, based on our careful and thorough review of those allegations and an extensive review of publicly available information, we find significant justification to open this investigation, now.

5. Terri White:

   If we do not abate it, more Oklahomans will die.

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