The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LETUP , but the solution may also be LESSEN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Abate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LETUP | 25 % | 5 |
| LESSEN | 21 % | 6 |
| EBB | 19 % | 3 |
| EASE | 11 % | 4 |
| EASEUP | 9 % | 6 |
| WANE | 3 % | 4 |
| DIEDOWN | 3 % | 7 |
| SUBSIDE | 2 % | 7 |
| SLACKEN | 1 % | 7 |
| REMIT | 1 % | 5 |
| RELAX | 1 % | 5 |
| RECEDE | 1 % | 6 |
| EASEOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| RELENT | 1 % | 6 |
| LESSEN Down 1 Each | 1 % | 18 |
Why may LESSENDOWN1-EACH be the right solution?
The answer to "Abate" is "LESSEN" because "abate" means to become less intense or to decrease, which is synonymous with "lessen." The word "each" is a clue for the letter "E" in the answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slake
- let up
- slack
- die away
- slack off
- mitigate
- lessen
- diminish
- alleviate
- relieve
- reduce
- curtail
Crossword Answer definitions
LETUP noun- A pause or period of slackening.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LETUP
More clues leading to the result LESSEN
- Diminish
- Abate
- Ebb
- Cut down on auditor's classroom assignment (6)
- Ease up, as pressure
- Pull back
- Subside
- Cut back
- Mitigate
- Let up
More clues leading to the result EBB
More clues leading to the result EASE
More clues leading to the result EASEUP
- "Leave me alone!"
- Pull back a bit
- Lower the intensity
- Become moderate
- Put the brakes on
- Slack off
- Show a little mercy
- Slacken
- Relax
- Abate
More clues leading to the result WANE
- Wax counterpart
- Decrease
- Ease off
- Slack off
- Wax's counterpart
- Decline
- Alternative to wax
- Begin to fade
- Diminish
- Draw to a close
More clues leading to the result DIEDOWN
More clues leading to the result SUBSIDE
More clues leading to the result SLACKEN
More clues leading to the result REMIT
More clues leading to the result RELAX
- Take it easy
- Chill out
- Take five
- Unwind
- "Take a chill pill!"
- Stop working
- "Calm down!"
- Kick back
- Something to do on sabbatical
- Hang loose
More clues leading to the result RECEDE
- Withdraw
- Go back
- Fall back
- Ebb
- Retreat, like a hairline
- Move back
- Reveal more forehead
- Subside
- Move away
- Give ground gradually