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Synonyms of abatement in English:

abatement


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See Spanish definition of disminución

noun

1‘the storm still rages with no sign of abatement’

SYNONYMS
subsiding, dying away, dying down, dying out, dropping away, dropping off, lessening, easing, easing off, decrease, diminishing, moderation, decline, declining, fade, dwindling, cooling off, tailing off, petering out, tapering off, wane, waning, ebb, relenting, desisting, weakening
ANTONYMS

intensification

2‘as though sensing some abatement of my ferocity, she spoke to me gently’

SYNONYMS
lessening, decrease, moderation, easing, softening, soothing, relief, blunting, deadening, alleviation, mitigation, mollification, allaying, assuagement, palliation, tempering, appeasement, attenuation
ANTONYMS

intensification

3‘the prospective purchaser demanded an abatement on the purchase price’

SYNONYMS
decrease, reduction, lowering
ANTONYMS

increase