Abatement: meaning, example and synonyms

Abatementn. A lessening or reduction in intensity, amount, or force.

Example

The village council noted a marked abatement of flooding after the wetlands upstream were restored, though heavy storms still swelled the river.

Part of speech: noun
Synonyms: reduction, lessening, decrease, subsiding
Antonyms: intensification, increase, escalation, surge
Memory tip: Abate = beat down: an abatement knocks the level lower.

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Question 1

After the factory installed new filters, residents downwind reported a steady ______ of the acrid haze that had once hung over their gardens every afternoon.

Question 2

Economists cautioned that the recent ______ of inflation might prove temporary, since energy prices, which had briefly fallen, were already climbing again.

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