Synonyms and Antonyms of ebb

synonym (synonym of ebb)

  • (noun.process)
    ebbing, wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.event)
    reflux
    the outward flow of the tide (noun.event)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out
    flow back or recede (verb.motion)
     

antonym (antonym of ebb)

  • (verb.motion)
    surge, tide
    rise or move forward (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (ebb IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (noun.process)
    decline, diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower (noun.process)
     
  • fall away or decline (verb.change)
    recede
    become faint or more distant (verb.change)
     
  • flow back or recede (verb.motion)
    fall back
    move back and away from (verb.motion)
     
  • hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb (verb.competition)
    beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround
    surround so as to force to give up (verb.competition)
     
  • the outward flow of the tide (noun.event)
    flow, flowing
    the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.event)
    ebbtide
    the tide while water is flowing out (noun.event)
     

derivation (.... is derived from ebb)

  • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (noun.process)
    decline, go down, wane
    grow smaller (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    wane
    decrease in phase (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ebb
    fall away or decline (verb.change)
     
  • fall away or decline (verb.change)
    ebb, ebbing, wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (noun.process)
     
  • flow back or recede (verb.motion)
    ebb, reflux
    the outward flow of the tide (noun.event)
     
  • the outward flow of the tide (noun.event)
    ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out
    flow back or recede (verb.motion)
     
synonym antonym hypernym part meronym derivation ebbing wane reflux ebb away ebb down ebb off surge tide flow flowing decline diminution recede beleaguer ebbtide ebb away decline go down wane ebbing
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Related Words

. ebbing, wane . reflux . ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out . surge, tide . decline, diminution . recede . fall back . beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround . flow, flowing . ebbtide . decline, go down, wane . wane . ebb . ebb, ebbing, wane . ebb, reflux . ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out


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