The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAPER , but the solution may also be WANE which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in USA Today).
Diminish gradually crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAPER | 40 % | 5 |
| ERODE | 35 % | 5 |
| WANE | 10 % | 4 |
| PETEROUT | 10 % | 8 |
| PARE | 5 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Diminish gradually
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- taper
- tapers
- pare
- erode
- recede
- wane
- peter
- tail
- waste
- bleed
- corrode
- corroded
Crossword Answer definitions
TAPER noun- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
- Tapered; narrowing to a point.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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 TAPER
- Thin candle
- Candle
- Reduce gradually
- Dwindle down
- Trail (off)
- Get to the point?
- Wicked light?
- Recorder at a gig
- Come to nothing?
- Decrease gradually
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
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 PETEROUT
- Die away slowly
- Become exhausted
- Fizzle
- Fade away.
- Become exhausted.
- Diminish gradually.
- Diminish gradually
- Part 2 of the quip
- Fade gradually
- Dwindle