Taper synonyms
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Part of speech:
To decrease or limit the scope, extent, or number of
grow less
To reduce for some period of time:
Also used with off: abate
To grow or cause to grow gradually less.
To reduce is to make something smaller or to become or feel smaller, or forcing someone into a less desirable position.
To become less; decrease:
To make sharp or pointed
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thin down
whittle down
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
expand (antonym)
To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
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To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
To lessen; to bring low.
To start to burn; be ignited or kindled:
go up (antonym)
(Intransitive, UK) To attend university.
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rise (antonym)
To cause to rise:
Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.
The act of curtailing
A cutting or being cut
A reduction in an existing program of some sort.
A decreasing or decrease; loss; waste
The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.
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The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
(Electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
The result of reducing:
A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
The act or process of slowing down; a slackening of pace:
To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :
To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.
wax light
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
To make or become sharp or sharper
To direct or aim:
bevel (related)
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concave (related)
curve (related)
trim (related)
flange (related)
cylindrical (related)
5mm (related)
spindle (related)
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Find another word for taper. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for taper, like: narrow, grow less, abate, Also used with off: abate, reduce, lessen, acuminate, thin-out, thin down, whittle down and taper-off.