Definition for Tapering:

• the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; " the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"

Synonyms for Tapering:

• adj.

  •conical (adjective)
  • pointed,
  • tapered.
  •conical/conic (adjective)
  • more cone-shaped,
  • most coneshaped,
  • more tapered,
  • more funnelshaped,
  • coneshaped,
  • most tapered,
  • most funnelshaped,
  • more coneshaped,
  • funnel shaped,
  • most strobilate,
  • more funnel-shaped,
  • most funnel-shaped,
  • more coned,
  • more conoidal,
  • more funnel shaped,
  • most conoidal,
  • more strobilate,
  • most conoid,
  • cone shaped,
  • funnelshaped,
  • more cone shaped,
  • more strobiloid,
  • more conoid,
  • most funnel shaped,
  • more pyramidal,
  • most strobiloid,
  • most coned,
  • most pyramidal,
  • most cone shaped,
  • most cone-shaped.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • horned,
  • keen-edged,
  • needlelike,
  • Acuminous,
  • pronged,
  • spiky,
  • spikiest,
  • briery,
  • Needle-pointed,
  • lancinating,
  • apical,
  • stabbing,
  • knife-edged,
  • spiny,
  • razor-sharp,
  • spikier,
  • acuate,
  • ground fine,
  • splintery,
  • Unblunted,
  • tined,
  • sharp-edged.

• n.

  •
  • aerodynamic,
  • concave,
  • clean,
  • bent,
  • closed,
  • chunky,
  • concentric,
  • asymmetrical,
  • bulbous,
  • angular.
  •act (noun)
  • tapering.
  •decreasing (noun)
  • decreasing.
  •tapering (noun)
  • narrowing,
  • tapering off.

• v.

  •diminishing (verb)
  • nipping,
  • Bobbing,
  • Truncating,
  • minimizing,
  • reducing,
  • draining,
  • Weeding,
  • contracting,
  • paring,
  • pruning,
  • Compacting,
  • Depleting,
  • Curtailing,
  • shrinking,
  • compressing,
  • Abridging,
  • Abbreviating,
  • decrementing,
  • Culling,
  • trimming,
  • downgrading,
  • eroding,
  • shearing,
  • dwindling,
  • lessening,
  • condensing,
  • clipping,
  • Concentrating,
  • shaving,
  • shortening,
  • deflating,
  • Cropping,
  • lightening,
  • diminishing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sharp.
  •cone-shaped
  • conical.

Antonyms for Tapering:

• adj.

  • conical
    nice, blunt, mild, dull.
  • narrowing
    widening.

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    increasing, wide, broad.

Tapering Sentence Examples:

• In less than a week each egg hatches into a little caterpillar with a very large head and a comparatively large body, tapering rapidly toward the hind end.

• I must also mention that she seemed conscious of her charms, for with an air of much grace and dignity, she raised her jeweled fingers, so tapering, and smoothed the glossy black hair over her polished brow, while the diamonds of her bracelets sparkled through the white ruffles that hung from her wrists.

Hyponym for Tapering:

• n.

  • act
    lowering.