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

1 sense of wane

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

Antonyms of verb wane

2 of 3 senses of wane

Sense 2
wane -- (become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned")
       Antonym of wax (Sense 2)
      => wax, mount, climb, rise -- (go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered")

Sense 3
wane -- (decrease in phase; "the moon is waning")
       Antonym of wax (Sense 3)
      => wax, full -- (increase in phase; "the moon is waxing")

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

3 senses of wane

Sense 1
decline, go down, wane -- (grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned")
       => 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
wane -- (become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned")
       => 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 3
wane -- (decrease in phase; "the moon is waning")
       => 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")