Abatement

Antonyms for abatement:

accrual, augmentation, rise, increase, supplement, raise, gain, addition, accumulation, boost, increment, accretion.

Synonyms for abatement:

Sense 1

cutback, Diminishment, remission, retrenchment, decrement, slackening, fall, subsidence, reduction.

Sense 2

diminution, taper, slowdown, curtailment, letup.

Sense 4

rebate, wane.

Sense 8

drain.

reduction

extenuation.

Sense 3 (noun)

letup, remission, slackening, ebb, wane, subsidence.

Sense 4 (noun)

rebate.

abatement (noun)

reprieve, hiatus, respite, suspension.

annulment (noun)

Rescindment.

decrease (noun)

cutback, decrement.

event (noun)

reprieve, hiatus, respite, suspension.

lessening (noun)

decrease, decline, discount, reduction.

let-up (noun)

subsidence.

penalty (noun)

deduction, correction, punishment, fine, discipline, premium, forfeiture, burden, penalty, drawback, discount, retribution, chastisement, encumbrance, handicap, judgment.

recession (noun)

ebb.

shrinkage (noun)

decrease.

slackening (noun)

slackening.

lessening (verb)

decrease, reduction, decline.

Usage examples for abatement:

• The clouds above broke somewhat towards morning, but there was no sign of abatement in the tempest. - "The Firm of Girdlestone", Arthur Conan Doyle.