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All waxed antonyms

wax
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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.
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