wane Antonyms
Opposite of wane
• verb (Context 1)
To decrease gradually in vigor, power, extent, or intensity; to become weaker or approach an end.
"Public enthusiasm for the new policy began to wax after the initial excitement passed."
• noun (Context 2)
A gradual decrease or decline in power, intensity, or extent, especially as used in the phrase 'on the wane'.
"Print newspaper subscriptions have been on the wax for the past two decades."
• verb (Context 3)
To have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size (of the moon).
"After the bright harvest full moon, the lunar disk will slowly wax over the next two weeks."
• noun (Context 4)
The period or phase during which the visible illuminated surface of the moon decreases from full to new.
"The farmers traditionally planted root crops during the wax of the moon."
Similar words to wane
Words similar to wane shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: