The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS , but the solution may also be EASES UP which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Abates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBS | 42 % | 4 |
| EASES | 29 % | 5 |
| LETSUP | 10 % | 6 |
| LESSENS | 6 % | 7 |
| EASESUP | 4 % | 7 |
| WANES | 1 % | 5 |
| EASESOFF | 1 % | 8 |
| DECREASES | 1 % | 9 |
| RECEDES | 1 % | 7 |
| EASES UP | 1 % | 8 |
| DIESDOWN | 1 % | 8 |
| LULLS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may EASES-UP be the right solution?
The word "abates" means to become less intense or widespread. "Eases up" is a phrasal verb that means the same thing, making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- let up
- slack off
- die away
- slack
- slake
- eases
- lessens
- subsides
- persists
- wanes
- recedes
- stabilizes
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBS noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
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 EBBS
More clues leading to the result EASES
- Lets up
- Relaxes
- Comforts
- Inches along
- Removes an obstruction
- Smoothes the way
- Softens the blow
- Assuages
- Soothes
- Lightens up
More clues leading to the result LETSUP
- Abates
- Relaxes a bit
- Stops, as rain
- Slackens
- Backs off
- Goes from a downpour to a drizzle
- Diminishes
- Rains less intensely
- Relents
- Eases