Antonyms for subside
səbˈsaɪdsub·side

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes

1. subside

   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:
   abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

Matched Categories

1. • Descend
   • Sink

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. subside, lessenverb

   wear off or die down

   "The pain subsided"

   Synonyms:
   fall, settle, minify, diminish, lessen, sink, decrease

2. subsideverb

   sink to a lower level or form a depression

   "the valleys subside"

   Synonyms:
   lessen, settle, sink

3. subside, settleverb

   sink down or precipitate

   "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, square off, square up, adjudicate, ensconce, go down, get back, go under, settle, locate, take root, determine, finalize, resolve, sink, root, finalise, descend, nail down, settle down, steady down, make up, fall, patch up, reconcile, lessen, decide

4. sink, subsideverb

   descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

   "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

   Synonyms:
   drop, settle, fall off, drop down, go down, go under, dip, slump, lessen, sink, slide down, pass, lapse, bury

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

1. subsideverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, sink, abate, fall

How to use subside in a sentence?

1. Michael Garcia:

   Rapid loading of the crust causes it to subside, when a giant volcano forms, the hot mantle flows away from the weight allowing the volcano to sink.

2. Mohamed Salah Khalifa:

   I fear that it will be used broadly when it is applied, the (anti-terrorism) law was imposed during exceptional circumstances when the country was exposed to danger but, after these dangers subside, there should be a balance between protecting the state and its institutions and preserving human rights.

3. Steven Carrigan:

   I’m still worried, I have knots to my stomach, finally starting to subside a little bit. It’s an overwhelming feeling that they’re safe and back with me.

4. Engineer Brandon Bostian:

   I believe as a result of the concussion, he has absolutely no recollection of the events. I'm told that his memory is likely to return as the concussion symptoms subside.

5. Susan Hough:

   It was kind of more of a Wild West industry back a hundred years ago, and the technology wasn’t as sophisticated, people would just pump oil, and in some cases the ground would subside—fairly dramatically.

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