The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - ebb v.

1) recede, flow back, subside, go out, go down; fall back or away, retreat, retrocede, retire: The tide ebbed, leaving the boat stranded. 2) decline, flag, decay, wane, diminish, decrease, drop, slacken, fade (away) , drain (away) , dwindle, peter out, waste (away) , deteriorate: His enthusiasm for exercise is beginning to ebb. --n. 3) low tide, low water, ebb tide, low point: The rocks appear when the sea is at its ebb. 4) decline, decay, decrease, diminution, wane, drop, slackening (off) , dwindling, lessening, deterioration, degeneration: She was no longer willing to contend with the ebb and flow of his temper.