ease off

verb

to reduce pressure; to become less serious

“You should ease off him a while, or he might get upset.”

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ease upslacken offflaglet up
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Meanings

verbease off (third-person singular simple present eases off, present participle easing off, simple past and past participle eased off)

present singular third person eases off · participle present easing off · participle past eased off · past eased off

  1. ambitransitiveto reduce pressure; to become less serious

    You should ease off him a while, or he might get upset.

    1 more example

    If you take this medicine, the pain should ease off after a few hours.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome less intense

Similar
ease upslacken offflag
Broader
decreasediminishlessen

verbreduce pressure or intensity

Similar
ease uplet up
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
ease upflaglet upmoderateslacken off

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish ustępować, ustąpić
  • ustępowaćto reduce pressure
  • ustąpićto reduce pressure
  • zmniejszać sięto reduce pressure
  • zmniejszyć sięto reduce pressure
  • zelżećto reduce pressure
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APA

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MLA

“ease off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ease%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ease off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ease%20off.

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