/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of taper off Find synonyms for: Verb1. taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle, discontinueusage: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"2. taper off, narrow, contractusage: become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language