<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>subsided, subsiding.</li><li>to sink to a low or lower level.<ul><li>Synonyms: settle, descend, decline.</li><li>Antonyms: rise.</li></ul></li><li>to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.<ul><li>Synonyms: ebb, wane, lessen, diminish.</li><li>Antonyms: increase.</li></ul></li><li>to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate:<ul><li>to cause coffee grounds to subside.</li></ul></li></ul>