Synonyms of the word

wither

• adv. (obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
• v. (obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
• v. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
• v. (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
• v. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
• v. (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

decrease

• v. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
• v. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
• n. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
• n. (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be…

diminish

• v. (transitive) To make smaller.
• v. (intransitive) To become smaller.
• v. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
• v. (intransitive) To taper.
• v. (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
• v. To take away; to subtract.

disappear

• v. (intransitive) To vanish.
• v. (transitive) To make vanish.
• v. (intransitive) To go away; to become lost.

fade

• adj. (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.
• adj. (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
• n. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook,…
• n. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top…
• n. (slang) A fight.
• n. (cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot (as a means of cutting to a new scene).
• v. (intransitive) To become faded; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither,…
• v. (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting…
• v. (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
• v. (transitive) To cause to fade.
• v. (transitive, gambling) To bet against.

fall

• n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
• n. (chiefly Canada, US, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the…
• n. A loss of greatness or status.
• n. (sports) A crucial event or circumstance.
• n. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover…
• n. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
• n. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
• n. See falls.
• n. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To move downwards.
• v. (transitive) To be moved downwards.
• v. (intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.
• v. (transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
• v. (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or…
• v. (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
• v. (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the…
• v. (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
• v. (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
• v. (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

lessen

• v. (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• v. (intransitive) To become less.

shrink

• v. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
• v. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
• v. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
• v. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
• v. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
• n. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
• n. (slang, sometimes pejorative) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.

shrivel

• v. (intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
• v. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
• v. (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.

vanish

• v. To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
• v. (mathematics) To become equal to zero.
• n. (phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from…
• n. A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.