Dwindle crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters

To support your crossword solving process, we’ve assembled answer options for “Dwindle” that align with how this type of clue is typically resolved across reliable puzzle sources.

Likely Answers:

  • ABATE
  • FADE
  • WANE
  • DIMINISH
  • EBB
  • TAILOFF
  • PETEROUT
  • LESSEN
  • RECEDE
  • SHRINK
  • RUNLOW
  • RUNSHORT
  • TRAILOFF
  • SHRIVEL
  • FADEAWAY
  • DECLINE
  • ERODE
  • TAPEROFF

Synonyms and Definitions

ABATE

  • Synonyms: die away, let up, slack, slack off, slake

FADE

  • Synonyms: blow over, disappearance, evanesce, fleet, languish, melt, pass, pass off, slice, slicing, wither

WANE

  • Synonyms: decline, ebb, ebbing, go down

DIMINISH

  • Synonyms: belittle, decrease, fall, lessen

EBB

  • Synonyms: ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out, reflux, wane

LESSEN

  • Synonyms: diminish, minify, subside

RECEDE

  • Synonyms: draw back, drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, move back, pull away, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw

SHRINK

  • Synonyms: contract, cringe, flinch, funk, head-shrinker, psychiatrist, quail, recoil, reduce, shrivel, shrivel up, squinch, wince

SHRIVEL

  • Synonyms: shrink

DECLINE

  • Synonyms: correct, decay, declension, declination, declivity, descent, diminution, downslope, pass up, refuse, reject, slump, turn down, worsen

ERODE

  • Synonyms: eat at, eat away, fret, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away

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