Synonyms for taper
ˈteɪ pər

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1. taper(noun)

   a convex shape that narrows toward a point

   Synonyms:
   wick, wax light, candle

2. taper(noun)

   the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

   Synonyms:
   wick, wax light, candle

3. wick, taper(noun)

   a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

   Synonyms:
   wick, wax light, candle

4. candle, taper, wax light(verb)

   stick of wax with a wick in the middle

   Synonyms:
   wick, standard candle, wax light, cd, candle, candela

5. taper(verb)

   diminish gradually

   "Interested tapered off"

   Synonyms:
   sharpen, point

6. sharpen, taper, point(verb)

   give a point to

   "The candles are tapered"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, manoeuver, focus, head, bespeak, indicate, aim, betoken, maneuver, place, luff, designate, sharpen, guide, repoint, heighten, focalise, direct, channelize, focalize, point, charge, channelise, target, steer, signal, level, orient, show

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1. taper(n.)

   Synonyms:
   light, small candle

2. taper(a.)

   Synonyms:
   conical, pyramidal, tapering

3. taper(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   make taper, make conical

4. taper(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   take a conical form, have a conical shape

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   scroll, tapered, scrolling

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How to use taper in a sentence?

1. Elisa Tong:

   What they're doing is trying to taper down super high levels of nicotine, unfortunately, manufacturers don't have a manual on how to quit their devices.

2. Johnny Carson:

   For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

3. Walt Stack:

   Start slow and taper off.

4. Kyle Chalmers:

   There's not many things that I want to change, but there's probably those few things that are going to come with taper and swimming that bit faster in training.

5. Jim McCormick:

   Real yield in local currency debt relative to developed market debt is near an 8- to 10-year high, and somewhere between 150-200 bps above where we were right before the (2013) taper tantrum, it's not a great environment for local currency ... (but) the protection that you are being offered should get you through the worst part of the mess.

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