to subside

Examples

• All

• The sea, the the stormy seas will subside at some point.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• " Exhausted by her own vehemence, Allegra subsided into the chair.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The swelling should subside in about eight or nine days.

  American Pie 2 (2001)

• Entering the house, she feels her restlessness subside.

  Bergman Island (2021)

• Waiting for the sickness to subside, I sent pithy e-mail messages to Rex at home.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Just hide out in your office until the virus subsides, then walk out those doors and don't look back.

  Mayhem (2017)

• Gradually, he felt the spasms subside and the body beneath him turn limp.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The explosions stopped and the gunfire subsided as he continued up the road.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The torrent quickly subsides, leaving temporary pools in the irregularly shaped rock.

  Academic text (1992)

• After the heavy rain, the water level began to subside, revealing the path once again.

Synonyms

S

to sink

vsto subside

378 1.0

To move down physically or emotionally, often when tired

is about lowering after disturbance rather than plain descent

D

to die down

vsto subside

44 2.7

To become less strong or loud over time

describes lowering to a lower level after disturbance rather than only intensity dropping

S

to settle

vsto subside

• Specialized

13 4.4

To sink and form a layer at the bottom of a liquid

focuses on stopping or layering rather than lowering after disturbance

E

to ebb away

vsto subside

2 5.6

To move back slowly, like water leaving a shore

highlights return to lower level after upset for many things

E

to ebb out

vsto subside

1 5.6

Move back, like a tide, or become less strong over time

is broader and applies to various things lowering after disturbance

E

to ebb off

vsto subside

1 6.5

To flow back or become less strong slowly

covers lowering after disturbance broadly rather than only flowing back

E

to ebb down

vsto subside

1 6.8

To move back and become less after rising, especially water like tides

is used for lowering after disturbance in people objects land or water

Antonyms

R

to rise

410 1.0

To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist

A

to ascend

51 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

How Low

to plummet

97 5.8

to collapse

645 3.9

to sink

104 1.0

to subside

10 4.8

to sag

38 2.8

to settle

729 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology