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Shampa Iftakhar:

Abate:   
Verb :(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.


Synonyms:   subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, recede, tail 
                       off, peter out, taper off, wane, ebb, weaken, come to an end; archaicremit  , cause to become smaller or less   
                        intense,allay,dampen, tone down



Example :             a. The storm suddenly abated.
 
                          b. Maria Frederick Theresa would not abate her rights, but before she ~~at could assert them Frederick had entered   
                             Silesia and made himself master of it.
 
                        c. This action would not have been sufficient to abate the odor nuisance.

Antonyms for abate

advance,   develop, enlarge, expand, extend, forward, grow, increase, raise, rise, incite, win,amplify, enhance, intensify, magnify, prolong and revive

Shampa Iftakhar:
Aberrant:

Synonyms:

abnormal  deviant  psycho weird atypical bizarre  different  flaky mental  nonstandard  odd off-base  off-color out of line peculiar strange  unusual

Antonyms:

normal regular usual same  true



Use Aberrant in a sentence

John’s aberrant behavior is going to get him in a lot of trouble one of these days.

When the astronomer looked into the telescope, he was shocked by the sight of a star moving in an aberrant path.

If my aunt does not take her medication, she will have aberrant mood swings.

Sarah’s aberrant manners led to her being kicked out of the movie theater.

My unusual uncle has an aberrant way of tying his shoelaces.

Because my daughter has aberrant eating habits, she often eats dinner very late at night.

Shampa Iftakhar:
Synonyms and Antonyms of abeyance

a state of temporary inactivity <our weekend plans were held in abeyance until we could get a weather forecast>

Synonyms:  cold storage, deep freeze, doldrums, dormancy, holding pattern, latency, moratorium, quiescence, suspended animation, suspense, suspension

Related Words:  inaction, inertia, inertness, motionlessness; impasse, standstill; coma, hibernation, hypnosis, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, torpor; recess, recession, remission; downtime, idleness, layoff

Near Antonyms:  recommencement, renewal, resumption, resuscitation

Antonyms:  continuance, continuation

Shampa Iftakhar:

Abscond:

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation <the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs>

Synonyms: escape, break out (of), clear out, flee, fly, get out, lam, run away, run off

Related Words:  avoid, elude, evade, lose, shun; decamp, depart, elope, exit, go, leave, move, pull out, quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk out; disentangle, extricate; bring off, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter

Near Antonyms:  abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry; come back, return

Shampa Iftakhar:
 Abstemious:

Synonyms: restraining behavior or appetite
abstinent   ascetics  austere     continent  frugal    moderate       moderating        restrained        self-denying     self-restrained        sober      sparing        temperate

Antonyms: gluttonous greedy          hungry

Example: Gerald was abstemious at dinner and only ate a little of the food on his plate.

Because I was abstemious with alcohol when I was younger, I am still quite healthy in my later years.

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