TAPERED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in stepped

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verb

past tense of taper

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine

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Recent Examples of tapered

Adjective

Some crescent styles also feature a tapered design to give your baby more room. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Up front, the delicately tapered nose hints at two of Maranello’s greatest hits from the 1980s, the 512 BBi and the Testarossa. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Tanno recommends a soft, tapered detail brush like the Haus Labs concealer brush. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2026 Four tapered boosters surrounded a central core, with all five sections firing together. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 The doors on each cabinet lining the tapered hallway had been removed from their hinges, and the open shelves displayed empty wine bottles like youth sports trophies. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Our room is much darker at night, which was our primary goal, and the shades look wonderfully tapered and clean. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 File the nail’s free edge straight across, then, keeping the sides straight, gently angle the file from the sides toward the tip to create the tapered edges. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026 They’re made with the same water-resistant, UPF-50+ nylon-spandex blend but differ in the tapered silhouette, drawcord waistband, and cargo pockets. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Like her J’amemme dress, the actress’ Prabal Gurung top, which came in rich shades of blue and red, featured a short front that framed her baby bump, while the back tapered out to the floor, similar to a cape. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026 Chico’s is offering up to 60 percent off tapered, cropped, and pull-on styles, but not for much longer. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Love Joy’s was the only one that resembled the kind of proper house drawn by all school-age children the world over, with proper walls and a roof that properly tapered. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 More pertinently, Newcastle’s largesse has tapered even as Premier League clubs are spending ever more. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Eyebrows were lightly brushed up and tapered neatly, while her eyes were free of mascara or shading. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026 The powder blue car was shaped like a torpedo, with Rolls-Royce’s unmistakable vertical grille, an open cockpit and a rear that tapered like a dove. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 On either side, the bodice of Blanchett's gown split into two billowing sleeves that tapered at her wrists. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026 The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapered

Adjective

If the answer is yes, then waiting ceases to be a strategy of restraint and begins to look like gradual erosion of power and strength.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Roland Nieratka said the gradual increase in bag fees was put in place as a way to shift peoples’ habits.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gradual

Adjective

Numerous other agricultural organizations are in favor of the phased reopening, such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a trade association for ranchers and feeders, including many who rely on Mexican livestock.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
If funded, the university plans to begin phased construction in about 2028.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Definition of phased

Verb

After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsided

Adjective

Strommen has an Instagram feed with tributes to Charlie Kirk, but that didn’t prevent her from working closely with Gorman, who, while technically in a nonpartisan position, is married to Mark Spreitzer, a progressive Democratic state senator.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, Nixon, a progressive, said criminal charges should be a possibility, despite the grand jury not recommending them.

— Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressive

Verb

Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026