slowed, waned, ebbed, decelerated, eased, slacked, stagnated, tightened, quickened, softened, dampened, abated, faltered, dwindled, weakened, curbed, perked, loosened, sapped, subsided, dulled, curtailed, peaked, outstripped, increased, lagged, diminished, sagged, ramped, decreased, downshifted, outpaced, deteriorated, accelerated, worsened, dipped, faded, shrunk, crimped, petered, intensified, shifted, tapered, slipped, lessened, evaporated, resurged, withered, stiffened, boosted, plateaued, muted, fluctuated, cooled, reined, boomed, spiked, strengthened, crept, firmed, risen, eroded, plummeted, ratcheted, improved, dropped, overtaken, dented, reduced, skyrocketed, receded, dissipated, upped, surged, subdued, thinned, dimmed, resumed, regained, hampered, lapsed, inched, nudged, hindered, soared, speeded, progressed, drifted, stalled, lull, dried, swelled, lightened, fallen, warmed, impeded, brightened, calmed, wobbled, damped, wavered, fizzled, slack, stretched, taut, twisted, weightless, inextensible, lashing, strung, unwinding, attached, braided, brisker, coiled, hempen, languid, looped, steadier, steady, suspended

., reducer, reducing agent, reductant, slack, slacken