letup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of LETUP

a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something <the downpour continued for hours without letup>

Synonyms braking, deceleration, downshift, letup, retardation

Related Words decline, drop, slump; ebb, remission, retreat, wane; flagging, weakening; arrest, check, halt, stoppage; collapse, crash, fall, plunge

Antonyms acceleration, hastening, quickening

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