The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WANES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Opposite of waxes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANES | 100 % | 5 |
Why may WANES be the right solution?
"Wanes" is the right answer because it is the opposite of "waxes" in terms of growth or increase. When something waxes, it grows or increases, while when something wanes, it decreases or diminishes.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Opposite of waxes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fay
- jaws
- wane
- ambergris
- gutter
- wax
- bitumen
- cerotic acid
- dioxan
- epilating wax
- hexacosanoic acid
- lipid
Crossword Answer definitions
WANES noun- A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
- The end of a period.
- A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
- A child.
- A house or dwelling.
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