ABATEMENT Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

abatement

noun

ə-ˈbāt-mənt

Definition of abatement

as in reduction

something that is or may be subtracted entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses

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as in decrease

the amount by which something is lessened there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets

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as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case

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Recent Examples of abatement The abatement district said anyone experiencing symptoms after experiencing mosquito bites should seek medical attention promptly. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The city’s Hartford Department of Health and Human Services offers a lead abatement program for qualifying homes up through November of this year, according to the mayor. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Firefighters stopped forward progress on a roughly 35-acre grass fire sparked by weed abatement Thursday afternoon on private property just east of Sacramento near Camellia Memorial Lawn, authorities said. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Carlsbad’s two representatives on the county’s nine-member Palomar Airport Advisory Committee reported on their work with a subcommittee that reviewed the county’s voluntary noise abatement program, or VNAP, for pilots using the airport. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abatement

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Noun

In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of reduction

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Despite the criticism Williams has received for her hiring practices, Beasley-Pittman noted a decrease in the city’s personnel budget growth.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Yet, if investments in digital defense hit record highs every year, why doesn't corporate vulnerability decrease?

— Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

That shift can mean a lower standard deduction and narrower brackets, raising taxes even when expenses haven't dropped.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Without the match sweetening the deal, the argument for prioritizing retirement contributions over debt payoff weakens somewhat — though the tax deduction on traditional 401(k) contributions still has value.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of deduction

Noun

Surveys showing a decline in Americans who see democracy as important.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
This decision stems from chronic staffing shortages, crumbling infrastructure, budget constraints, and a substantial decline in the federal inmate population, which peaked in 2013 and has since fallen by nearly 30%.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of decline

Noun

For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
This White House championed the repeal, enacted by Republican majorities in Congress, of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits for EVs and continues to treat EVs as a fringe product.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Definition of repeal

Noun

However, Norman Powell appears likely to leave in free agency, and paired with the loss of Herro, that puts a serious dent in the team’s non-Antetokounmpo/Bam Adebayo arsenal.

— Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The Padres will get four more games in Los Angeles next week to put a dent in those numbers.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of dent

Noun

The patriotic ball drop is scheduled to air at midnight ET on CNN as July 3 turns into July 4 in Times Square.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

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