Peter-out synonyms

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stop
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
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dwindle
(Intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
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miscarry
(Now rare) To go astray; to do something wrong. [from 14th c.]
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fail (related)
(Educ.) To get a grade of failure; not pass
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increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
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grow (antonym)
To increase in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food
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develop (antonym)
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
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poop out
(Intransitive) To quit due to tiredness
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run down
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
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run out
(Cricket) To get a batsman out via a run out (see above); or, to be got out in this way.
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conk out
(Intransitive, informal) to die
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taper-off
(Idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
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fizzle-out
To lose excitement, to become less exciting.
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fizzle
(Figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
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Find another word for peter-out. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for peter-out, like: stop, dwindle, miscarry, fail, increase, grow, develop, poop out, run down, run out and conk out.
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  • This may explain why some diseases appear to run in families for a couple of generations, then peter out.

  • Lessons from the Book of Acts-These lessons include many of the popular biblical stories found in Acts, including the tale of the angel breaking Peter out of prison and the story of the spirit endowing Peter and John with boldness.

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