Subsidence synonyms

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abatement
Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.
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ebb
A low state; a state of depression.
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letup
A temporary stop; a pause.
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remission
A lessening of amount due, as in either work or money or intensity of a thing.
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slackening
The act or process of becoming less active or intense
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wane
Wane is defined as a period of decline in size or intensity.
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increase (related)
An increasing or becoming increased
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cave in
An act or instance of ceasing opposition or resistance:
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settling
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
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subsiding
The act by which something subsides.
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remittal
Anything remitted; remittance
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landslip (related)
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flooding (related)
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siltation (related)
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inundation (related)
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erosion (related)
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seepage (related)
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rockfalls (related)
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rockfall (related)
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Find another word for subsidence. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for subsidence, like: abatement, ebb, letup, remission, slackening, wane, increase, cave in, settling, subsiding and remittal.
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Subsidence Sentence Examples

  • After the subsidence came another period of uplift, possibly still in progress.

  • The mines suffered greatly from inundations in 1868 and 1879, and the soil on which the town is built shows signs of subsidence.

  • Borings and soundings taken at Funafuti in 1897 indicate almost beyond doubt that the whole of this Polynesian region is an area of comparatively recent subsidence.

  • The lakes of Albano and Nemi were probably formed by volcanic explosions at the margin of the great crater; though a view has also been expressed that the basins are the result of subsidence.

  • The Funafuti borings (1897) show almost beyond doubt that Polynesia is an area of comparatively recent subsidence.

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