Synonyms for wane
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1. wane

   Synonyms:
   fade, pale, decrease, diminish, decline, fail, sink, ebb, deteriorate, recede, pine, droop, attenuate, contract

   Antonyms:
   brighten, increase, improve, mend, advance, rally, develop, recover, expand

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1. ebb, ebbing, waneverb

   a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

   Synonyms:
   ebbing, reflux, ebb

   Antonyms:
   wax, climb, rise, mount, full

2. decline, go down, waneverb

   grow smaller

   "Interest in the project waned"

   Synonyms:
   reject, go down, come down, set, refuse, go under, settle, correct, sink, pass up, descend, fall, worsen, crash, decline, slump, turn down

   Antonyms:
   wax, rise, full, climb, mount

3. waneverb

   become smaller

   "Interest in his novels waned"

   Synonyms:
   go down, decline

   Antonyms:
   mount, full, rise, wax, climb

4. waneverb

   decrease in phase

   "the moon is waning"

   Synonyms:
   go down, decline

   Antonyms:
   full, wax, climb, rise, mount

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1. • Decrease

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1. waneverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminish, grow less

2. waneverb

   Synonyms:
   decline, fail, sink

3. wanenoun

   Synonyms:
   diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement

4. wanenoun

   Synonyms:
   decline, declension, decay, failure, falling off

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1. wanenoun

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminution, decrescence

2. waneverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminish, fade

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How to use wane in a sentence?

1. Jack Kent at IHS Technology:

   There comes a time when all games wane in popularity, but Supercell's audience will certainly give them scale to build on when that happens.

2. Ilan Solot:

   The China story is going to continue. The conditions on the ground for this government-sponsored rally are still there and there's no reason to think anything's going to change now, but there's still a question over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates ... There's a risk the markets are underestimating the Fed's resolve. If the dollar gets traction again, that's when you're going to see this enthusiasm for emerging markets start to wane.

3. Goa Kerle:

   You are brave if you entered the battle. Don 't let your bravery wane during the battle. Don 't just stay brave, become braver.

4. Rick Meckler:

   These companies would be revalued if, for whatever reason, their earnings or revenue growth really began to wane. But right now, it's not the case, they have the kind of top-line growth that is the envy of the rest of the companies in the S&P 500.

5. Seiya Nakajima:

   The impact of monetary easing is similar to currency intervention. The first time they do it, there's a huge impact. But as they repeat it, the impact will wane.