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ebb
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- pronunciation:
- eb
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the retreating or flowing back of a tidal flow from the land to the sea; ebb tide.
Many shells were exposed on the beach by the ebb of the tide.- synonyms:
- ebb tide, low tide, low water
- antonyms:
- flood, flow
- similar words:
- outflow
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| definition 2: |
the act or condition of decline or regression, as from a high state to a low one.
Her illness brought about a slow ebb of her strength.He needed to borrow more money as his fortunes were at a low ebb.- synonyms:
- deterioration, fall-off, recession
- antonyms:
- growth
- similar words:
- decay, decline, degeneration, low tide, regression
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| related words: |
decrease, failure, lapse, twilight, wane |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ebbs, ebbing, ebbed |
| definition 1: |
of a tide, to flow away from land; recede.
The tide ebbed under the setting sun.- synonyms:
- recede, retrocede
- antonyms:
- flood, flow
- similar words:
- go out, retreat, sink, withdraw
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| definition 2: |
to weaken, decline, or decay.
Over time, his interest in the subject gradually ebbed.Many more lost their jobs as the economy continued to ebb.- synonyms:
- decline, die out, diminish, dwindle, weaken
- antonyms:
- grow, intensify
- similar words:
- decay, decompose, decrease, fade, fall, shrink, shrivel, sink, subside, wane
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| related words: |
fail, fall off, lag, languish, lessen, ooze, remit, wane, waste, waver, wilt |
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