💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wear off"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wear thinverb | (informal, idiomatic) To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse. |
| wear outverb | To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use. |
| wear awayverb | To erode gradually and progressively. |
| wearverb | (transitive) To have on: |
| fall offverb | (transitive and intransitive) To become detached or to drop from. |
| fall awayverb | (intransitive) To cease to support a person or cause. |
| die awayverb | (intransitive) To diminish or wane; to cease gradually. |
| tail offverb | To gradually subside or diminish. |
| diminishverb | (transitive) To make smaller. |
| drop awayverb | (intransitive) To become less or fewer. |
| tail awayverb | (intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish. |
| slack offverb | (intransitive, informal) To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study. |
| fade awayverb | To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly. |
| trail offverb | Of a phenomenon, voice, etc.: to slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume; also, to diminish more quickly over time. |
| melt awayverb | (intransitive) To fade or wane |
| fade outverb | (idiomatic) To slowly disappear; to wither away. |
| die outverb | (idiomatic) To cease gradually. |
| taper offverb | (idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc. |
| wanenoun | A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. |
| slacken offverb | (intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense. |
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