| Ease |
| Wane |
| Drop |
| Allay |
| Abate |
| Reduce |
| Shrink |
| Minify |
| Dwindle |
| Subside |
| Let up. |
| Tail off |
| Moderate |
| Cut back |
| Drop off |
| Decrease |
| Diminish |
| Mitigate |
| Belittle |
| Pare down |
| Pull back |
| Attenuate |
| Taper off. |
| Bring down |
| Lighten up |
| ''Relax!'' |
| Become smaller |
| Take down a notch |
| Antonym of "extend |
| Ameliorate, in a way |
| Ease up, as pressure |
| ___ the blow (make things easier) |