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Antonyms for ebb
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ebbadjective
ebbnoun
The receding movement of the tide.
The tides ebbed at noon.
ebbnoun
to fall away or decline
The dying man's strength ebbed away.
ebbnoun
to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
ebbnoun
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Antonyms:
aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, reviveSynonyms:
abate, decline, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subsidePreposition:
Abate in fury; abated by law.
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Princeton's WordNet
ebb, ebbing, wanenoun
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
ebb, refluxverb
the outward flow of the tide
ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb offverb
flow back or recede
"the tides ebbed at noon"
ebbverb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
ebbverb
fall away or decline
"The patient's strength ebbed away"
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ebbnoun
Synonyms:
reflux, refluence, decline, wane, deterioration, retrogressionebbverb
Synonyms:
recede, return, retire, decline, wane, deteriorate, decay
How to use ebb in a sentence?
The core issue is that global growth is slowing and while the trade war concerns ebb and flow there's a general sense that they are here for longer, we don't see a catalyst that will push small-caps higher.
I still think it's about preparing for each individual tournament as best you can, because it's so complicated, there can be so much ebb and flow, it's not worth trying to get caught up in all that points business.
Sometimes it is going to ebb and flow in different ways, and sometimes you are going to flow very heavily around work, because you are getting ready to relaunch the brand and try to hit these huge milestones for a startup within two months of joining, and other times, it is end of the school year and there is the recital and the school play and da-da-da and those things are important, too.
The ebb and flow of the popularity of streaming is mainly determined by the ups and downs of the pandemic, that has created not only a conundrum for studios, but also for consumers who are torn between their desire to see blockbuster films on the big screen at their local multiplex or from the comfort of the couch at home.
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.
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