| lessening(noun, adjective, break, drop, decrease) |
| loosening(noun, verb) |
| relaxation(noun, break, reduction, respite) |
| abatement(noun, break, drop, act, increase) |
| easing(noun, verb, reduction) |
| ebb(noun, drop, act, decline, increase) |
| letup(noun, break, act, increase, process) |
| remission(noun, break, act, increase, process) |
| decrease(noun, drop, retreat, wane, let-up) |
| delay |
| diminution(noun, drop, decrease, retreat, wane) |
| reduction(noun, let-up) |
| slack(noun, excess, looseness) |
| slacken |
| softening(adjective, declining, shrinking, lowering, falling) |
| flagging(noun, adjective, drop, decrease, retreat) |
| retardation |
| subsidence(noun, drop, act, increase, decrease) |
| wane(noun, drop, act, increase, decrease) |
| weakening(noun, adjective, drop, decrease, retreat) |