Word "WANE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
decrease in phase

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Synonyms:
ebb, ebbing

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
grow smaller
Synonyms:
decline, go down
Examples:
Interest in the project waned

Crossword Clues for WANE

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Decrease in power (4) Puzzler 11 Sep 2025
Decrease USA Today Quick 20 Aug 2025
Taper off Newsday 29 Jul 2025
Dwindle Universal 21 Jun 2025
Fade with a last crestfallen goodbye (4)
Decrease in brilliance (4)
Decline to wean anew (4)
Decline of pale egghead (4)
Decrease New York Times 28 Apr 2025
Appear smaller, as the moon Universal 26 Apr 2025
Head down Newsday 26 Apr 2025
Become less bright, as the moon (anagram of "anew")
Ebb or dwindle (4)
Fall off New York Times 12 Apr 2025
No longer wax LA Times Daily 06 Apr 2025
Fade away Eugene Sheffer 22 Mar 2025
Wax and ___
Diminish Commuter 08 Mar 2025
Wax off? New York Times 07 Mar 2025
(Of the moon) decrease in apparent size The Times Concise 28 Feb 2025
Dwindle (4) Puzzler 01 Feb 2025
Shrink, like the moon The Telegraph Quick 31 Jan 2025
Dwindle Newsday 10 Jan 2025
Sounds like he is on the decline (4)
Dwindle in size LA Times Daily 29 Dec 2024
Get smaller, like the Moon
Actor John, it's said, in decline (4)
Draw to a close (anagram of "anew")
Dwindle Universal 14 Dec 2024
Gradually dwindle USA Today 03 Dec 2024
Diminish over time USA Today 02 Dec 2024
Grow faint Commuter 23 Nov 2024
Taper off Universal 21 Nov 2024
Dwindle Universal 03 Nov 2024
To decline in brightness
Fade The Sun Two Speed 18 Sep 2024
Rooney we hear to decline in power The Sun Two Speed 18 Sep 2024
Decline a new arrangement(4)
What full moons gradually do USA Today 01 Sep 2024
Decrease in size The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Aug 2024
Lessen gradually USA Today 21 Aug 2024
Dwindle New York Times 18 Aug 2024
Diminish, as the moon may The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Aug 2024
Fade away Eugene Sheffer 30 Jul 2024
Seem to get smaller, as the moon
Diminish gradually Wall Street Journal 10 Jul 2024
Wax and ___ (get larger and smaller)
Western Australia, at this point, shows a decline (4)
Get smaller, as the moon The Telegraph Mini 13 Jun 2024
Wax and ___ (grow and shrink in size, like the moon)
Taper off Newsday 22 May 2024
Fade LA Times Daily 16 May 2024
Decline Thomas Joseph 22 Apr 2024
Wax counterpart LA Times Daily 03 Apr 2024
Lose power Newsday 21 Mar 2024
Rooney's caught Peter out
Grow smaller, like the moon
Decrease gradually Newsday 28 Jan 2024
Decrease USA Today 15 Jan 2024
Wax's counterpart Universal 07 Jan 2024
Taper off pale on end of fence (4)
Decline Thomas Joseph 30 Dec 2023
Abate Newsday 20 Dec 2023
Draw to a close (anagram of "anew")
Consume by fire now spate's subsided (4,4)
Taper off LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2023
Subside Commuter 07 Dec 2023
Diminish Thomas Joseph 19 Oct 2023
Fade slowly
Taper off New York Times 18 Sep 2023
Decline New York Times 14 Sep 2023
Opposite of wax Universal 04 Aug 2023
Decrease gradually Newsday 12 Jul 2023
Taper off Newsday 11 Jul 2023
Ebb Thomas Joseph 10 Jul 2023
Become less full, as the moon
Fade away Newsday 22 Jun 2023
Decline in cycling once again The Telegraph Toughie 15 Jun 2023
Decrease gradually Newsday 14 Jun 2023
Dwindle, as the moon
Become less brilliant New York Times 01 Apr 2023
Become weaker Wall Street Journal 31 Mar 2023
Diminish Canadiana 20 Mar 2023
Diminish Universal 04 Feb 2023
Ebb Eugene Sheffer 26 Jan 2023
Wax's opposite Universal 12 Jan 2023
Opposite of wax Universal 17 Dec 2022
Diminish Eugene Sheffer 28 Oct 2022
Lose intensity Family Time 23 Oct 2022
Dwindle Newsday 29 Sep 2022
Diminish The Telegraph Quick 26 Sep 2022
Lose power Family Time 11 Sep 2022
Diminish New York Times 07 Sep 2022
Subside Newsday 01 Sep 2022
Diminish LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2022
Diminish gradually Family Time 24 Jul 2022
Gradually become smaller USA Today 03 Jun 2022
Fade LA Times Daily 07 May 2022
Fade The Washington Post 07 May 2022
Get smaller, as the moon New York Times 28 Mar 2022
Draw to a close The Washington Post 04 Mar 2022
Draw to a close LA Times Daily 04 Mar 2022
Dwindle USA Today 11 Dec 2021
Begin to drop off in intensity or power Family Time 06 Dec 2021
Fade slowly
Fade slowly
Die out New York Times 09 Oct 2021
Wax's opposite Universal 02 Oct 2021
Draw to a close
Diminish Universal 11 Sep 2021
Become progressively smaller USA Today 29 Aug 2021
Decrease gradually Newsday 20 Jul 2021
Diminish Universal 26 May 2021
Become weaker The Guardian Speedy 02 May 2021
Decrease in power Wall Street Journal 17 Apr 2021
Fade away Eugene Sheffer 19 Mar 2021
A full moon will do this New York Times 07 Mar 2021
Lessen in intensity USA Today 03 Mar 2021
Subside The Washington Post 22 Feb 2021
Subside LA Times Daily 22 Feb 2021
Dwindle USA Today 30 Jan 2021
Dwindle Universal 19 Jan 2021
Decrease in size The Telegraph Quick 25 Dec 2020
Decline Universal 19 Nov 2020
Decline, in influence The Washington Post Sunday 27 Sep 2020
Become weaker The Telegraph Quick 21 Sep 2020
Wax off? New York Times 19 Sep 2020
Ebb Universal 10 Sep 2020
Ebb The Washington Post 09 Sep 2020
Ebb LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2020
Begin to fade or grow less powerful Family Time 23 Aug 2020
Anew (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 22 Jun 2020
Flow back Newsday 21 Jun 2020
Lessen in power New York Times 21 Jun 2020
Fade away Newsday 15 May 2020
Subside; lessen The Telegraph Quick 13 May 2020
Fall off Wall Street Journal 21 Mar 2020
Die down The Washington Post 27 Feb 2020
Die down LA Times Daily 27 Feb 2020
Wind down USA Today 27 Nov 2019
Lose oomph USA Today 26 Nov 2019
Diminish Thomas Joseph 13 Nov 2019
Go downhill USA Today 31 Oct 2019
Become weaker The Times Concise 23 Oct 2019
Drop off The Washington Post 16 Oct 2019
Drop off LA Times Daily 16 Oct 2019
Gradually decrease LA Times Daily 24 Aug 2019
Gradually decrease The Washington Post 24 Aug 2019
Lose power Premier Sunday 18 Aug 2019
Stop waxing, say New York Times 16 Aug 2019
Gradual decline, of the moon say Irish Times Simplex 17 Jun 2019
Subside Newsday 11 Jun 2019
Dissipate Canadiana 03 Jun 2019
Lessen Newsday 30 Apr 2019
Diminish Eugene Sheffer 13 Apr 2019
Go down, in a way New York Times 21 Mar 2019
Batman, secretly disheartened, to decline in power
Decline The Washington Post 20 Jan 2019
Decline LA Times Daily 20 Jan 2019
Fade slowly (sounds like "mane")
Gradually decrease
Go down, in a way
Diminish
Stop waxing, say
Go downhill
Ebb
Decline
Drop off
Dwindle Newsday 21 Dec 2018
Lose zip USA Today 15 Dec 2018
Only some saw an evident decline
Get smaller gradually Universal 16 Oct 2018
Taper off The Washington Post 07 Aug 2018
Taper off LA Times Daily 07 Aug 2018
Draw to a close USA Today 28 Jul 2018
Drop off, as floodwaters Family Time 23 Jul 2018
Grow weaker, as rain Family Time 22 Jul 2018
Decline New York Times 09 Jul 2018
Decline The Telegraph Quick 26 Jun 2018
Go downhill, in a way USA Today 22 Jun 2018
Grow less visible, as the moon USA Today 20 Jun 2018
Lose impact The Washington Post 08 Jun 2018
Lose impact LA Times Daily 08 Jun 2018
Decline Thomas Joseph 07 Apr 2018
Wax and -- The Telegraph Quick 20 Jan 2018
Diminish slowly Newsday 08 Jan 2018
Go downhill, in a way
Decline
Lose impact
Taper off
Lose zip
Grow less visible, as the moon
Draw to a close
Get smaller gradually
Taper off Newsday 17 Dec 2017
Become less intense Universal 14 Dec 2017
Start to go out New York Times 08 Dec 2017
Ebb Wall Street Journal 20 Nov 2017
Wax's opposite Universal 09 Nov 2017
Become less important Newsday 27 Oct 2017
Decrease gradually, like the visible part of the moon
Peter out USA Today 10 Oct 2017
Decrease in intensity LA Times Daily 26 Sep 2017
Decrease in intensity The Washington Post 26 Sep 2017
Lose intensity Wall Street Journal 18 Sep 2017
Go down New York Times 15 Sep 2017
Opposite of wax Universal 09 Sep 2017
Grow dim Newsday 07 Jul 2017
Wax's opposite USA Today 05 Jul 2017
Lose power Newsday 08 Jun 2017
Words are not enough from leaders in decline Irish Times Crosaire 13 Apr 2017
A new way to decline
Taper off Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2017
Ebb New York Times 22 Jan 2017
Wind down The Washington Post 17 Jan 2017
Wax's opposite
Decrease in intensity
Ebb
Opposite of wax
Decline
Go down
Become less intense
Wax's opposite
Peter out
Start to go out
Diminish slowly The Washington Post 16 Dec 2016
Diminish The Washington Post 02 Dec 2016
Decline Wall Street Journal 29 Nov 2016
Subside Canadiana 24 Oct 2016
Lose intensity LA Times Daily 23 Oct 2016
Grow dimmer USA Today 16 Oct 2016
Be on the way out Universal 13 Oct 2016
Dim Newsday 08 Oct 2016
Ebb Canadiana 29 Aug 2016
Western star said to be in decline The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Aug 2016
Fall off Newsday 07 Jul 2016
Taper off USA Today 02 Jul 2016
Diminish gradually USA Today 03 Jun 2016
Decrease LA Times Daily 29 Apr 2016
Lose oomph The Washington Post 15 Mar 2016
Become less full, as the moon New York Times 29 Feb 2016
Taper off The Chronicle of Higher Education 08 Jan 2016
Diminish gradually
Be on the way out
Lose intensity
Taper off
Taper off
Gradually decrease USA Today 23 Dec 2015
Lose strength Wall Street Journal 08 Dec 2015
Wind down Newsday 04 Dec 2015
Subside USA Today 12 Sep 2015
Decline, as in popularity New York Times 07 Sep 2015
Die down New York Times 26 Aug 2015
Wind down LA Times Daily 04 May 2015
Opposite of wax The Guardian Quick 24 Jan 2015
Peter out Wall Street Journal 16 Jan 2015
Peter out
Ebb
Wind down
Subside
Taper off
Wind down
Decline, as in popularity
Die down
Gradually decrease
Subside
Lose strength
We hear farm wagon lose power
Rooney reportedly in decline
Ebb
Draw to an end
Die down
Decrease gradually
Lose brilliance
Lose strength
Diminish slowly
Decline
Diminish
Decrease
Abate
Decrease gradually
Decrease in intensity
Lose oomph
Diminish slowly
Fade
Gradually decline
Decrease, as the moon
Decline
Shrink, as the moon
Grow dim
Diminish
Die down
Taper off
Dwindle
Lessen
Dwindle
Dwindle down
Wax partner
Gradually decline
Dwindle
Wax partner
Dwindle
Subside
Tail off
Ebb
Diminish
Fade away
Drop off
Diminish
Decline
Tail off
Shrink, as the visible part of the moon
Abate
Decrease gradually
Fall off
What moons do after full moons
Become less bright, as the moon
Peter out
Lose energy
Flag
Subside
Drop off
Drop off
Decrease in strength
Subside
Abate
Ebb
Drop off
Period of gradual decline
Lose intensity
Decrease, as the moon
Opposite of wax
Decrease in intensity
Fall off
Die down
Draw to a close
Diminish
Grow dim
Ebb
Drop off
Grow dim
Decline gradually
Flag
Subside
Fade away
Decrease gradually
Diminish
Grow smaller
Decline
Fall off
Slack off
Ease off
Taper off
Slack off
Grow smaller
Taper off
Wind down
Grow faint
Gradual decline
Fade away
Peter out
Get smaller
Subside
Lose force
Subside
Grow faint
Diminish
Recede
Lose strength
Die down
Lose power
Wax's counterpart
Slack off
Post-full moon occurrence
Lose power
Drop off
Post-full moon occurrence
Decline in power
Peter out
Ebb
Be on the way out
Decrease
Ease off
Die down
Dwindle down
Draw to a close
Fade away
Fall off
Decrease
Go down
Lose power
Draw to a close
Fall off
Decrease
Wind down
Lose intensity
Decline
Decrease
Wax counterpart
Drop off
Fade away
Fall off
Taper off
Languish
Fall off
Wind down
Taper off
Taper off
Go downhill
Grow faint
Contract
Lose influence
Dwindle
Ebb
Go downhill
Wax's opposite
Diminish gradually
Peter out
Dwindle
Wax's opposite
Tail off
Opposite of wax
See 43 across
Peter out
Alternative to wax
Decrease
Opposite of wax
Wax antonym
Antithesis of wax
Abate
Slack off
Fade away
Anagram for anew
Subside
Become less brilliant
Recede
Lose force
Pass one's heyday
Approach an end
Fall in power
Wax's partner
Fade.
Decline in power.
Ebb.
Relative of wax.
Grow smaller.
Dwindle.
Taper off.
Grow dim.
Subside.
Lose power.
Decline.
Diminish.
Grow faint.
Lessen.
Draw to a close
Fall-off
Diminish
Begin to fade
Alternative to wax
Pull back
Recede
Fall from power.
Draw to a close.
Opposite of wax.
Decrease.
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