Antonyms for wane
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1. wane

   Antonyms:
   brighten, increase, improve, mend, advance, rally, develop, recover, expand

   Synonyms:
   fade, pale, decrease, diminish, decline, fail, sink, ebb, deteriorate, recede, pine, droop, attenuate, contract

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1. ebb, ebbing, waneverb

   a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

   Antonyms:
   wax, climb, rise, mount, full

   Synonyms:
   ebbing, reflux, ebb

2. decline, go down, waneverb

   grow smaller

   "Interest in the project waned"

   Antonyms:
   wax, rise, full, climb, mount

   Synonyms:
   reject, go down, come down, set, refuse, go under, settle, correct, sink, pass up, descend, fall, worsen, crash, decline, slump, turn down

3. waneverb

   become smaller

   "Interest in his novels waned"

   Antonyms:
   mount, full, rise, wax, climb

   Synonyms:
   go down, decline

4. waneverb

   decrease in phase

   "the moon is waning"

   Antonyms:
   full, wax, climb, rise, mount

   Synonyms:
   go down, decline

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1. wanenoun

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminution, decrescence

2. waneverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminish, fade

How to use wane in a sentence?

1. William Schaffner:

   They've been studied and we know that after you had a cold, you develop antibodies to that particular human strain of coronavirus and you will be protected, but it turns out the protection begins to wane after about a year.

2. Joel Kan:

   Investors are contemplating the risks of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases to the labor market and economy, and Treasury rates and mortgage rates are moving lower as a result, the weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.

3. Seiya Nakajima:

   The impact of monetary easing is similar to currency intervention. The first time they do it, there's a huge impact. But as they repeat it, the impact will wane.

4. Goa Kerle:

   You are brave if you entered the battle. Don 't let your bravery wane during the battle. Don 't just stay brave, become braver.

5. Joel Kan:

   The weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.

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