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

1 sense of tapering

Sense 1
tapering -- (the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose")
       => lowering -- (the act of causing to become less)

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

2 senses of taper

Sense 1
taper -- (diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off")
       => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")

Sense 2
sharpen, taper, point -- (give a point to; "The candles are tapered")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)
          Phrasal Verb-> taper off#2; taper off#1

Antonyms of adj tapering

2 senses of tapering

Sense 1
tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")

INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad -- (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river")

Sense 2
dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains)

INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing -- (becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices")

Similarity of adj tapering

2 senses of tapering

Sense 1
tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")
       => narrow (vs. wide) -- (not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page")

Sense 2
dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains)
       => decreasing (vs. increasing) -- (becoming less or smaller)