All waxed antonyms
wax
W w verb waxed
- waned — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
- ceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
- halted — Simple past tense and past participle of halt.
- lessened — to become less.
- lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- reduced — that is or has been reduced.
- shrank — a simple past tense of shrink.
- slumped — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.