Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ebb

2 senses of ebb

Sense 1
ebb, ebbing, wane -- (a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number))
       => decline, diminution -- (change toward something smaller or lower)

Sense 2
ebb, reflux -- (the outward flow of the tide)
       => flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Antonyms of verb ebb

1 of 3 senses of ebb

Sense 1
ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off -- (flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon")
       Antonym of tide (Sense 1)
      => tide, surge -- (rise or move forward; "surging waves")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ebb

3 senses of ebb

Sense 1
ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off -- (flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon")
       => fall back -- (move back and away from; "The enemy fell back")

Sense 2
ebb -- (hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb)
       => besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna")

Sense 3
ebb -- (fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away")
       => recede -- (become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older")