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 |
| RECEDES | 1 % | 7 |
| EASES UP | 1 % | 8 |
| DIESDOWN | 1 % | 8 |
| LULLS | 1 % | 5 |
| EASESOFF | 1 % | 8 |
| WANES | 1 % | 5 |
| DECREASES | 1 % | 9 |
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
More clues leading to the result LESSENS
More clues leading to the result EASESUP
More clues leading to the result RECEDES
More clues leading to the result EASES UP
More clues leading to the result DIESDOWN
More clues leading to the result LULLS
- Slow tlmes
- Downtimes
- Mesmerizes, maybe
- Quiet moments
- Puts to sleep
- Quiet times
- Quiet spells
- Pauses in activity
- Quiet periods
- Breaks in the action