1
[ verb ] wear off or die down

Synonyms

lessen

Examples

"The pain subsided"

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

Eventually he subsided .

Related terms

weaken remission

2
[ verb ] descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Synonyms

sink

Examples

"He sank into bed" "She subsided into the chair"

Related terms

descend

3
[ verb ] sink to a lower level or form a depression

Examples

"the valleys subside"

Related terms

dip settling

4
[ verb ] sink down or precipitate

Synonyms

settle

Examples

"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

Related terms

sink dregs

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