The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WANE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Wax counterpart crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANE | 100 % | 4 |
Why may WANE be the right solution?
The word "wax" means to increase or grow, while "wane" means to decrease or decline. They are opposites, making "wane" the counterpart of "wax."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wax counterpart
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wane
- ball
- cylinder
- stick
- vesta
- style
- adipocere
- cerate
- cerumen
- rise
- act
- bean
Crossword Answer definitions
WANE 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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