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(away)", "gave out", "melted (away)", "petered (out)", "tailed (off)", "vanished", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "alleviated", "relaxed", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "weakened", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "deflated" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeared", "emerged", "showed up", "blew up", "distended", "elongated", "lengthened" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mounted", "mushroomed", "picked up", "rose", "snowballed", "soared", "swelled", "waxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tapers off":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "diminishes", "drains (away)", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", "falls", "falls away", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "palls", "phases down", "ratchets (down)", "rachets (down)", "recedes", "relents", "remits", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "wanes" ], "near synonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "melts (away)", "peters (out)", "tails (off)", "vanishes", "slackens", "slows (down)", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tape recordings":{ "a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV":{ "examples":[ "the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances" ], "synonyms":[ "tapes", "videos", "videotapes", "vids" ], "near synonyms":[ "DVDs", "laser discs", "videocassettes", "videodiscs", "videodisks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "taproom":{ "a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{ "examples":[ "the local taproom is required by law to serve food as well" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barroom", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "cantina", "dramshop", "gin mill", "grogshop", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "tavern", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near synonyms":[ "alehouse", "barrelhouse", "bistro", "bottle club", "brewpub", "cabaret", "dive", "joint", "nightclub", "roadhouse", "speakeasy", "sports bar", "wineshop", "package store" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }