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scale down(expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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settle(drop, quiet, check, decline)
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show
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sink(drop, close, decline, reduce)
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slack off(expression, drop, quiet, decline)
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slack up(expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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slash(noun, drop, act, cut)
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soft-pedal(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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steer
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step down(expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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subdue(stop, dull, fall, diminish)
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tail away(expression, phrasal verb, quiet, increase)
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tail off(expression, phrasal verb, drop, quiet)
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take off weight(expression, idiom, cut, reduce)
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take the bite out(expression, idiom, decline, reduce)
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take the edge off(expression, idiom, decline, reduce)
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take the sting out(expression, idiom, decline, reduce)
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temper(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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tire(quiet, decline, fall, fail)
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tone down(expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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APASmart Define. (2015). taper thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/taper/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "taper thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/taper/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, taper thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/taper/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "taper thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/taper/thesaurus/synonyms>