abatement [noun]

Definition of abatement:

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Synonyms of abatement:

● Hiatus

● Reprieve

● Respite

● Suspension

● Reduction

● Decrease

● Diminution

● Discount

● Remission

● Mitigation

● Cutback

● Decline


Opposite/Antonyms of abatement:

● Hyperbole

● Rehabilitation

● Agony

● Increase

● Increment

● Rise

● Accumulation

● Addition

● Augmentation


Sentence/Example of abatement:

A noise abatement order issued in November last year failed to stop the music.