Another word for subsidence

The act or process of becoming less active or intense

• wane

  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.
  3. To approach an end:

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  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.
  3. To approach an end:

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• slackening

  1. Present participle of slacken.

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  1. Present participle of slacken.

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• remission

  1. The act of remitting.
  2. A condition or period in which something is remitted.
  3. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.

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  1. The act of remitting.
  2. A condition or period in which something is remitted.
  3. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.

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• letup

  1. A reduction in pace, force, or intensity; a slowdown.
  2. A temporary stop; a pause.

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  1. A reduction in pace, force, or intensity; a slowdown.
  2. A temporary stop; a pause.

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• ebb

  1. The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest.
  2. A period of decline or diminution:
  3. To fall back from the flood stage.

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  1. The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest.
  2. A period of decline or diminution:
  3. To fall back from the flood stage.

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• abatement

  1. Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.
  2. The amount lowered; a reduction.
  3. The act of reducing something, such as a tax, for some period of time or of eliminating something, such as a nuisance, permanently.

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  1. Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.
  2. The amount lowered; a reduction.
  3. The act of reducing something, such as a tax, for some period of time or of eliminating something, such as a nuisance, permanently.

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