What is another word for taper off?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈe͡ɪpəɹ ˈɒf], [ tˈeɪpəɹ ˈɒf], [ t_ˈeɪ_p_ə_ɹ ˈɒ_f]
Synonyms for Taper off:
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n.
• fizzle • fizzle out -
v.
• abate • drain • flag • lessen- abridge ,
- amputate ,
- clip ,
- crop ,
- degrade ,
- dilute ,
- downsize ,
- erode ,
- impair ,
- lighten ,
- minimize ,
- mitigate ,
- soft-pedal ,
- truncate .
Other relevant words:
- Bankrupted ,
- Bankrupting ,
- Dulling ,
- Oozed ,
- Osmose ,
- Slackened ,
- Waned ,
- Welled ,
- Welling ,
- abate ,
- atrophied ,
- atrophying ,
- aways ,
- bankrupts ,
- bant ,
- banting ,
- cool it ,
- die away ,
- drain ,
- draw close ,
- draw to a close ,
- draw to close ,
- drawing close ,
- draws close ,
- dulls ,
- ease off ,
- easing off ,
- fade away ,
- fades away ,
- fading away ,
- fall short ,
- falling short ,
- filter off ,
- flag ,
- flow out ,
- flowing out ,
- go on a diet ,
- go with the flow ,
- going with the flow ,
- hang easy ,
- hang loose ,
- hanging loose ,
- laid back ,
- lay back ,
- leave dry ,
- lessen ,
- let go ,
- let it all hang out ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- lose weight ,
- loses weight ,
- mark down ,
- marked down ,
- mellow out ,
- nutshell ,
- nutshells ,
- quell ,
- ran off ,
- recede ,
- reduce ,
- reducing ,
- run off ,
- running off ,
- runs off ,
- scale down ,
- scaled down ,
- scaling down ,
- slack off ,
- slackening ,
- slackens ,
- slacking off ,
- slimming ,
- take it easy ,
- take off weight ,
- takes it easy ,
- taking it easy ,
- taper ,
- taper off ,
- tapers ,
- tapers off ,
- thin out ,
- thinning out ,
- unlax ,
- wane ,
- waning ,
- waste away ,
- wasted away ,
- wasting away .
- Downs ,
- Minified ,
- Minifying ,
- became smaller ,
- become smaller ,
- de-escalate ,
- deescalate ,
- deescalated ,
- deescalating ,
- die down ,
- died down ,
- dies down ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- dying down ,
- grow less ,
- grows less ,
- lessening ,
- minify ,
- roll back ,
- slack up ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- soft pedal ,
- take sting out ,
- take the bite out ,
- take the edge off ,
- take the sting out ,
- wind down ,
- winding down .
- attenuate ,
- bate ,
- close out ,
- condense ,
- contract ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- cut back ,
- cut down ,
- decline ,
- decrease ,
- degenerate ,
- deteriorate ,
- die ,
- die off ,
- die out ,
- dim ,
- diminish ,
- disappear ,
- discontinue ,
- drop ,
- dwindle ,
- ease ,
- ease out ,
- ebb ,
- eliminate ,
- end ,
- fade ,
- fade out ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- fall off ,
- falter ,
- go down ,
- grow dim ,
- lag ,
- languish ,
- lower ,
- phase ,
- phase out ,
- plummet ,
- rebate ,
- remove ,
- shrink ,
- shrivel ,
- sink ,
- slacken ,
- slacken off ,
- slow ,
- slump ,
- subside ,
- trail ,
- trail away ,
- trail off ,
- weaken ,
- wind ,
- withdraw .
How to use "Taper off" in context?
When quitting smoking, there are a few things to keep in mind. The "taper off" is the gradual decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked per day. This is a crucial step in quitting smoking, and can be difficult to manage on your own. Here are some tips on how to taper off:
1. Set a quitting date and time. This will help to create a schedule and ensure that you get through the taper without cheating.
2. Cut down gradually. The "tapering off method" recommends that people cut down by 1/2 to 1 pack a day at a time.
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