What is another word for ebb?

Synonyms for ebb
ɛbebb

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word ebb.

Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. ebbadjective

    Antonyms:
    flood, flow

  2. ebbnoun

    The receding movement of the tide.

    The tides ebbed at noon.

    Antonyms:
    flow, flood

  3. ebbnoun

    to fall away or decline

    The dying man's strength ebbed away.

    Antonyms:
    flow, flood

  4. ebbnoun

    to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb

    Antonyms:
    flow, flood

  5. ebbnoun

    Antonyms:
    flood, flow

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ebb

    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.

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

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

    Preposition:
    Abate in fury; abated by law.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ebb

    Synonyms:
    retire, recede, decrease, sick, decline, decay, wane

    Antonyms:
    flow, increase, abound, swell

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ebb, ebbing, wanenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    ebbing, reflux, wane

    Antonyms:
    surge, tide

  2. ebb, refluxverb

    the outward flow of the tide

    Synonyms:
    ebbing, reflux, wane

    Antonyms:
    tide, surge

  3. ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb offverb

    flow back or recede

    "the tides ebbed at noon"

    Synonyms:
    ebb off, ebb down, ebb away, ebb out

    Antonyms:
    tide, surge

  4. ebbverb

    hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

    Synonyms:
    ebb off, ebb down, ebb away, ebb out

    Antonyms:
    tide, surge

  5. ebbverb

    fall away or decline

    "The patient's strength ebbed away"

    Synonyms:
    ebb off, ebb down, ebb away, ebb out

    Antonyms:
    tide, surge

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ebbnoun

    Synonyms:
    regression, regress, retrocession, retrogression, reflux, refluence, return

  2. ebbnoun

    Synonyms:
    decline, decay, deterioration, degeneracy

  3. ebbnoun

    Synonyms:
    decrease, diminution, abatement, decrement, subsidence

  4. ebbverb

    Synonyms:
    recede, retire, flow back

  5. ebbverb

    Synonyms:
    decline, decrease, decay, wane, sink, fall away

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ebbnoun

    Synonyms:
    reflux, refluence, decline, wane, deterioration, retrogression

  2. ebbverb

    Synonyms:
    recede, return, retire, decline, wane, deteriorate, decay

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ebb":

    reflux, eib, valley

Suggested Resources

  1. ebb

    Song lyrics by ebb -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ebb on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. EBB

    What does EBB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the EBB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce ebb?

How to say ebb in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#1104lower
#1315valley
#2036reduce
#4358sick
#4933decrease
#5420moderate
#5615decline
#10134decay
#12529retire
#18285mitigate
#21475diminish
#21815reflux
#25048lessen
#30671ebb
#40873abate
#52227wane
#52831eib
#55573subside
#63983recede
#115462ebbing

How to use ebb in a sentence?

  1. Paul Dergarabedian:

    Disney has done a very good job of keeping the ebb and flow of their marketing and information at just the right pace.

  2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

    The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.

  3. Tiger Woods:

    It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing, two great guys, two great friends, it was a great round. The ebb and flow of needling each other, encouraging each other and telling stories. Because I hadn’t been out here so I’ve missed some of the things that have transpired on Tour, which is kind of fun.

  4. Anne Heitman:

    We believe Pink Floyd actually moves around and follows food sources, which is why No. 492 is only sighted occasionally, as the food sources ebb and flow,( flamingos) follow them around. So Pink Floyd's probably traveling to other regions, just where people aren't probably seeing Pink Floyd. But Pink Floyd should be able to find the types of foods that Pink Floyd needs down there.

  5. William Butler Yeats:

    You shall go with me, newly-married bride,And gaze upon a merrier multitude.White-armed Nuala, Aengus of the Birds,Feachra of the hurtling form, and himWho is the ruler of the Western Host,Finvara, and their Land of Heart's Desire.Where beauty has no ebb, decay no flood,But joy is wisdom, time an endless song.


Translations for ebb

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for ebb »

Translation

Find a translation for the ebb synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"ebb." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/ebb>.

Discuss these ebb synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for ebb?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following is a synonym of the word Grunt?
    A Praise
    B Frown
    C Shout
    D Growl

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for ebb: