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dwindling: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"; gradually decreasing until little remains

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receding collapse: the act of becoming more distant; a slow or gradual disappearance; moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline"

deliquescent collapse: (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

diminishing collapse: becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"

undisturbed collapse: peaceful without disturbance; "the undisturbed tenor of their life"; untroubled by interference or disturbance; "food supplies were allowed through unmolested"; "he could pursue his studies undisturbed"

unperturbed collapse

sliding collapse: being a smooth continuous motion

retreating collapse: moving back or away

sheltered collapse: protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"

reductive collapse: characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciabory" - R.H.Rovere

untroubled collapse: free from turmoil or worries; "untroubled times"; not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face"

slipping collapse: moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"

reposeful collapse

disintegrating collapse

decadent collapse: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically); marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"

subsidence collapse

hushed collapse: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

placid collapse: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

halcyon collapse: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves; a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World; idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

retrogressive collapse

falling collapse: becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"; decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature"

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

pacific collapse: the largest ocean in the world; promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up"; disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner"; relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands"

waning collapse: a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"; (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"

moldering collapse

tranquil collapse

cloistered collapse: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"; of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

restful collapse

at rest collapse

subsiding collapse

crumbling collapse

pining collapse: a feeling of deep longing

unruffled collapse

secluded collapse

lessening collapse

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

retiring collapse: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

stolid collapse

reposing collapse

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