tapered
The word “tapered” has 2 syllables: ta-pered
It's pronounced as /ˈteɪ.pɚd/
What is synonym and antonym for tapered?
In the thesaurus, “tapered” has 150 synonyms and 68 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for tapered along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for tapered
- abated
- aciculate
- acuate
- acuminate
- acuminous
- acute
- alleviated
- apical
- attenuated
- barbed
- briery
- calibrated
- circumscribed
- close
- collapsed
- compressed
- condensed
- cone-shaped
- coned
- confining
- conic
- conoid
- conoidal
- constricted
- contracted
- cramped
- cuspate
- cuspidate
- de-escalated
- declined
- decreased
- decrescent
- definite
- deflated
- determinate
- diminished
- dwindled
- eased
- ebbed
- edged
- evaporated
- exclusive
- exiguous
- fell
- fell away
- fine
- fixed
- flagged
- funnel-shaped
- gave out
- gnawing
- gradational
- graded
- gradual
- ground fine
- honed
- horned
- imperceptible
- incapacious
- inching
- incremental
- increscent
- jagged
- keen
- keen-edged
- knife-edged
- knifelike
- lancinating
- lessened
- let up
- limited
- linear
- lowered
- meager
- measured
- moderated
- near
- needle-pointed
- needlelike
- palled
- paltry
- peaked
- pent
- phased
- phased down
- piecemeal
- piercing
- pinched
- pointed
- pointy
- precarious
- precise
- prickly
- progressive
- pronged
- pyramidal
- razor-sharp
- receded
- registered
- relaxed
- relented
- remitted
- salient
- sank
- scant
- scanty
- select
- sequential
- serialized
- serrated
- set
- sharp
- sharp-edged
- sharpened
- shooting
- shrank
- shrunk
- shrunken
- slackened
- slender
- slim
- small
- spare
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- splintery
- stabbing
- step-by-step
- stepped
- stinging
- strait
- strobilate
- strobiloid
- subsided
- sunk
- taper
- tapered off
- tapering
- thin
- thorny
- threadlike
- tight
- tined
- tipped
- unblunted
- vanished
- waned
- weakened
- whetted
Antonyms for tapered
- abrupt
- accepting
- accumulated
- acute
- appeared
- away
- ballooned
- blew up
- blunt
- bourgeoned
- broad
- broad-minded
- built
- burgeoned
- changeable
- discontinuous
- distended
- dull
- dynamic
- elongated
- emerged
- enlarged
- escalated
- expanded
- far
- fat
- free
- generous
- giving
- grew
- imprecise
- increased
- indefinite
- inexact
- intensified
- lengthened
- liberal
- loose
- meteoric
- mild
- mounted
- mushroomed
- nice
- open
- picked up
- poor
- rose
- saltatory
- sharp
- showed up
- smooth
- snowballed
- soared
- spendthrift
- strong
- sudden
- swelled
- thick
- tolerant
- unconfined
- unfixed
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- volatile
- wasting
- waxed
- wide
- widening
Meanings of tapered
- verb
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
- adjective
- Narrowing gradually towards a point.
- Lit with a taper.
Example Sentences
- The carpenter tapered the edges of the wooden plank.
- His new jeans were stylishly tapered at the ankles.
- The road gradually tapered into a narrow path.
- Her workout routine tapered off before the competition.
- The candle tapered to a fine point at the top.
On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tapered, such as: abated, abrupt, accepting, accumulated, aciculate, acuate, acuminate.
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Related Words
abated
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eased
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