Synonyms of tapering

tapering

verb

present participle of taper

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• subsiding
• diminishing
• easing
• declining
• falling
• shrinking
• vanishing
• ebbing
• receding
• moderating
• lowering
• waning
• dropping (off)
• tapering off
• draining (away)
• dying (away or down or out)
• lessening
• weakening
• falling away
• remitting
• ratcheting (down)
• relenting
• dwindling
• evaporating
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• abating
• palling
• phasing down
• compressing
• de-escalating
• contracting
• constricting
• collapsing
• condensing
• melting (away)
• slackening
• alleviating
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• tailing (off)
• fading (away)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• flagging
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• building
• rising
• mounting
• swelling
• expanding
• intensifying
• enlarging
• escalating
• accumulating
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• picking up
• appearing
• waxing
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• ballooning
• lengthening
• showing up
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapering

In its final form, though, the change — 8 to 10 feet closer in the corners with the gaps tapering toward a still 410-foot centerfield — certainly doesn’t appear overwhelming. —Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

The virus peaked sharply in January and remains elevated in early March, although the seasonal winter wave is now tapering. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026

By tapering the metal base, the setting reduces visible metal and allows more light to reach the stone. —Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Predawn temps will settle into the upper 40s and low 50s, which is ideal for runners squeezing in their final long training run before tapering in preparation for next weekend’s Austin Marathon and Half Marathon. —Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026

After tapering any doomscrolling habits, focus some of your newfound energy on the good by joining a charity, dance class or nature walk routine. —Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Gradually tapering your dose can help, doctors say. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Inflation hit a two-year high in January 2025, before tapering down over the course of the year. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026

At Kauffman, the left- and right-field walls will be moved in by 9 to 10 feet, starting close to the foul poles and tapering toward the center field wall, which will remain 410 feet from home plate. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026