Synonyms and antonyms of To become less in size, amount or value in British Thesaurus

crater (verb)

mainly American to suddenly become much lower

decrease (verb)

to become less

decline (verb)

to become less or worse

diminish (verb)

to become less

slump (verb)

to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level

dwindle (verb)

to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains

fall (verb)

to become lower in level, amount, or value

fall away ()

to become smaller or lower in amount, level, value etc

shrink (verb)

to become smaller in amount, value, or range

drop (verb)

to fall to a lower amount or value

abate (verb)

formal to gradually become less serious or extreme

come down ()

to become less in amount, level, price etc

depreciate (verb)

to become less valuable than before

descend (verb)

humorous to come down to a lower level, especially a lower social level

die down ()

if something dies down, it becomes much less noisy, powerful, or active

dip (verb)

to become less

dive (verb)

to lose value very quickly

drop away ()

to become weaker or smaller in amount

ease (verb)

to become less severe

ebb (verb)

mainly literary to gradually become smaller or less

ebb and flow (mainly literary)

mainly literary to keep becoming smaller or weaker and then larger or stronger

fall back ()

to become smaller or lower in amount, level, value etc

fall off ()

if the amount, level, or value of something falls off, it gets smaller

flatline (verb)

informalmainly journalism to fall to a very low level

go down ()

to become less

go through the floor ()

to fall to an extremely low level

halve (verb)

to be reduced to half the original size, number, or amount

inch (verb)

to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number

nosedive (verb)

if an amount or value nosedives, it suddenly becomes much lower

plummet (verb)

if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower

plunge (verb)

if an amount or level plunges, it suddenly becomes much lower

recede (verb)

to become less strong or likely

sag (verb)

to become weaker or less in amount or value

seep away ()

to gradually become weaker or to disappear

sink (verb)

to go down in value or amount

slacken (verb)

to become slower or less active, or to make something become slower or less active

slack off ()

to slow down, or to become less

slide (verb)

to become smaller in amount

slow (verb)

if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the level or amount of it

spiral (verb)

to continuously become worse, more, or less

subside (verb)

to become weaker, less violent, or less severe

tail off ()

to become quieter, weaker, or smaller

taper (verb)

to gradually become less

wear (verb)

if something wears or wears thin, it gets thinner or weaker because it has been used a lot