Definition for Waning:

• ( of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; " after full moon comes the waning moon"

Synonyms for Waning:

• adj.

  •flagging (adjective)
  • limp,
  • tired,
  • leaden,
  • weak,
  • drooping,
  • Languishing,
  • droopy,
  • spiritless,
  • tiring,
  • slacking,
  • languorous,
  • fatigued,
  • listless,
  • lethargic.
  •waning (adjective)
  • Declinatory,
  • Decrescent,
  • abating.

• n.

  •aging (noun)
  • declining,
  • stales,
  • Maturing,
  • senescent,
  • fading,
  • developing,
  • getting along,
  • Slumping,
  • Crumbling,
  • stale,
  • wearing out,
  • waning,
  • mellowing,
  • getting on,
  • fermenting.
  •decline (noun)
  • degeneracy,
  • downgrade,
  • degeneration,
  • comedown,
  • descent,
  • failure,
  • downturn,
  • decay,
  • lapse,
  • failing,
  • skids,
  • backsliding,
  • downfall,
  • worsening,
  • weakening,
  • slump,
  • senility,
  • dissolution,
  • decrepitude,
  • flop,
  • enfeeblement,
  • dwindling,
  • wane,
  • falling off,
  • dive,
  • deterioration.
  •decrease (noun)
  • condensation,
  • discount,
  • reduction,
  • contraction,
  • depression,
  • Striction,
  • constriction,
  • subsidence,
  • cutback,
  • decrescence,
  • shrinkage,
  • loss,
  • compression.
  •ebb (noun)
  • depreciation,
  • going out,
  • withdrawal,
  • sweep,
  • retreat.
  •waning (noun)
  • abatement,
  • recession,
  • diminution,
  • declination,
  • declension.

• v.

  •abate (verb)
  • reduce,
  • dull,
  • take it easy,
  • hang easy,
  • recede,
  • subdue,
  • cool,
  • unlax,
  • diminish,
  • slow,
  • mellow out,
  • taper,
  • let it all hang out,
  • let go,
  • allay,
  • go with the flow,
  • hang loose,
  • chill out,
  • cool it,
  • quell,
  • lay back.
  •decreasing (verb)
  • lessening.
  •deteriorating (verb)
  • withering,
  • slipping,
  • sinking,
  • Collapsing,
  • Dilapidating,
  • lapsing,
  • mouldering,
  • atrophying,
  • wilting,
  • retrogressing,
  • deteriorating,
  • sliding,
  • downgrading,
  • regressing,
  • Decaying,
  • relapsing,
  • falling apart,
  • reverting,
  • tergiversating,
  • getting worse,
  • going downhill,
  • Degenerating,
  • Putrefying,
  • ebbing.
  •wane (verb)
  • moderate,
  • fade away,
  • die out,
  • fade,
  • taper off,
  • dwindle,
  • relent,
  • abate,
  • die away,
  • sink,
  • fall short,
  • dim,
  • fall,
  • peter out,
  • slack off,
  • wither,
  • waste away,
  • wind down,
  • drop,
  • die down,
  • fail,
  • subside,
  • weaken,
  • draw to a close,
  • ease off,
  • atrophy,
  • shrink,
  • slacken,
  • let up.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • flagging,
  • dying down,
  • shriveling up.
  •n.
  • aging,
  • backflow,
  • cropper,
  • decline,
  • decrease,
  • devolution,
  • ebb,
  • fading away,
  • low tide,
  • low water,
  • reflux,
  • relapse,
  • slackening,
  • Refluence,
  • Retrocession,
  • failings,
  • pratfalls,
  • pratfall,
  • outward flow,
  • croppers,
  • ebbings,
  • on the skids,
  • petering out,
  • retroflux,
  • sinkings.

Paraphrases for Waning:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    declining, decreasing.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    deteriorating, dwindling, diminishing, worsening, undermining, disappearing, receding, downplaying, reconsidering, lessening, reduction, narrowing, softening, Collapsing, minimizing, minimising, shrinking, abating, retreating, descending, Curtailing, eroding, wondering, vanishing, shortening, lowering, Hampering, reduced, reducing, departing, losing, Diluting, Slumping, slowing, falling, sinking, dying, doubling, easing, Blurring, day, dropping, thinning.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    weakening.

Antonyms for Waning:

• adj.

  • all
    waxing.

• n.

  • decline
    improvement, betterment.
  • decrease
    addition, growth, expansion, enlargement, development.
  • ebb
    incline, flow.

• v.

  • abate
    extend, enhance, intensify, amplify, magnify, enlarge, prolong, revive.
  • wane
    raise, increase, rise, grow.

Waning Sentence Examples:

• It seemed farther than ever, and the light waning.

• Several step - dances were executed, and had a weird effect in the unsteady light of the waning fire.

Hyponym for Waning:

• n.

  • event
    lessening, drop-off, decrease.