ratcheted (down) Antonyms
Strongest:
- drained-away-
- shrunk
- ebbed
- died-away-or-down-or-out-
- tapered-off
- decreased
- declined
- fell
- shrank
- dropped-off-
- diminished
Strong:
- palled
- tapered
- vanished
- melted-away-
- let-up
- moderated
- remitted
- eased
- fell-away
- waned
- receded
- evaporated
- relented
- weakened
- subsided
- lowered
- lessened
- dwindled
- phased-down
- tailed-off-
- slowed-down-
Weak:
Meaning of ratcheted (down)
ratcheted (down)
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ratcheted (down) Sentence Examples
- The government ratcheted down taxes to stimulate economic growth.
- The intensity of the wildfire had ratcheted down after firefighters contained its advance.
- The military ratcheted down its combat operations in the troubled region.
- The tension between the rivals ratcheted down after a successful mediation effort.
- The price of gasoline ratcheted down significantly after the discovery of new oil reserves.
- The government ratcheted down restrictions on travel and gatherings as the pandemic subsided.
- The pace of job losses ratcheted down as the economy began to recover.
- The level of political polarization ratcheted down following a series of bipartisan compromises.
- The volume of sales ratcheted down as consumers tightened their spending budgets.
- The intensity of the storm ratcheted down from a hurricane to a tropical storm.
FAQs About the word ratcheted (down)
drained (away), shrunk, ebbed, died (away or down or out), tapered off,decreased, declined, fell, shrank, dropped (off)
grew, accumulated, swelled, expanded,increased, waxed, escalated, intensified, picked up, rose
The government ratcheted down taxes to stimulate economic growth.
The intensity of the wildfire had ratcheted down after firefighters contained its advance.
The military ratcheted down its combat operations in the troubled region.
The tension between the rivals ratcheted down after a successful mediation effort.
