The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABATE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Ease off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABATE | 55 % | 5 |
| LETUP | 21 % | 5 |
| WANE | 8 % | 4 |
| EBB | 5 % | 3 |
| RELENT | 3 % | 6 |
| SLACKEN | 3 % | 7 |
| RECEDE | 3 % | 6 |
| RELAX | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ease off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ease up
- slacken off
- let up
- slack off
- flag
- relax
- ease
- tone down
- let down
- cool down
- take the chill off
- quiet down
Crossword Answer definitions
ABATE noun- Abatement.
- (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
- To become null and void.
- To nullify; make void.
- To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
- To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
- To curtail; to deprive.
- To reduce in amount, size, or value.
- To decrease in size, value, or amount.
- To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.
- To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.
- To deduct or omit.
- To bar or except.
- To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
- To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.
- To destroy, or level to the ground.
- To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.
- An Italian abbot, or other member of the clergy.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ABATE
More clues leading to the result LETUP
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 EBB
More clues leading to the result RELENT
More clues leading to the result SLACKEN
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