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

The Spanish royal opted for a monochrome ensemble, wearing black tapered trousers with a single-breasted blazer. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Set up an altar with long tapered candles, flowers, photographs. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 The Annie has a tapered toe that draws out the line of the leg. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026 Pair with the coordinating tapered trousers for a complete look. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 The Armoury by Ring Jacket Cotton Sport Chinos The Armoury tapped Japan’s Ring Jacket to make its Sport Chinos, which bridge the casual-formal divide with a button fly, lapped side seams, a higher rise and a tapered leg. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026 Their sleek silhouette and tapered toe boxes won’t overwhelm outfits, and instead, have a leg-lengthening effect when paired with skinny jeans (in true millennial fashion) or straight-leg pants. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Avenues of cypresses with the tapered tips of wet paintbrushes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 The radiator was more tapered and thus presented less resistance against the flow of air, although like many cars at the time, the bodywork was a matter of whichever coachbuilder the owner decided upon. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

The shoes feature asymmetrical, delicately enveloping lines, and are tapered at the toe. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Some medications need to be tapered gradually, and there are serious risks of stopping them suddenly. — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapered

Adjective

Is this the gradual appearance of a real person where there was once simply a comedic archetype?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
What Could Be Next The most likely path for funnel-neck outerwear is not a crash after fall but a gradual settling into classic status, with a few specific inflection points worth watching.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gradual

Verb

This means any slowdown in the labor market could create a more serious consumption problem, with the same households facing slower income growth and decreased access to credit.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
And the number of young people who stayed on medication for six months — already quite low — may have actually decreased.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreased

Adjective

The company had submitted the exemption request on December 31, 2025, as part of the first phase of its phased Construction Permit Application.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
The process features multiple layers of review, numerous strict subject-matter restrictions and a notoriously short, multi-phased signature-gathering window.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of phased

Verb

But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Questions about security failures But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsided

Adjective

Because the movie shies away from condemnation, it has been labeled by some as a MAGA film for supposedly demonizing progressive Norway and making the conservative Gheorghius the victims.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
This ingredient targets the hormonal driver behind progressive thinning.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressive

Verb

That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

Verb

After 40 minutes, once the rain eased sufficiently, a call was made to get going, with a damp track offering the first wet racing of the year.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Those figures describe an economy that is still growing, but one that has neither eased price anxiety nor produced strong hiring.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026