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

2 senses of taper off

Sense 1
taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle -- (end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending")
       => discontinue -- (come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31")

Sense 2
taper off -- (become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off")
       => narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")