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Synonyms for decline
dɪˈklaɪnde·cline
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Wiktionary
declinenoun
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inclinedeclinenoun
To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
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inclinedeclinenoun
To become weaker or worse.
My health declined in winter.
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inclinedeclinenoun
To refuse, forbear.
On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.
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inclinedeclinenoun
To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun (and in some languages adjective) for case and number.
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incline
English Synonyms and Antonyms
decline
The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.
Synonyms:
abate, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subsideAntonyms:
aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revivePreposition:
Abate in fury; abated by law.
Princeton's WordNet
decline, diminutionnoun
change toward something smaller or lower
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fall, decay, downslope, descent, declension, declivity, decrease, step-down, reduction, declination, diminutionAntonyms:
melioration, improvementdecline, declinationnoun
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
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dec, fall, decay, downslope, descent, celestial latitude, declension, declivity, regrets, declination, diminutionAntonyms:
melioration, improvementdecay, declinenoun
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
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disintegration, fall, decay, downslope, descent, radioactive decay, decomposition, declension, declivity, declination, diminutionAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationdescent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslopeverb
a downward slope or bend
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extraction, pin, stemma, crepuscule, parentage, dip, pedigree, gloam, bloodline, twilight, diminution, decline in quality, dec, spill, gloaming, downslope, tumble, regrets, declivity, decay, surrender, worsening, declination, descent, lineage, fall, filiation, autumn, stock, deterioration, evenfall, origin, celestial latitude, line, line of descent, downfall, declension, drop, crepuscle, nightfall, dusk, free fall, ancestry, blood, blood line, capitulationAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationworsen, declineverb
grow worse
"Conditions in the slum worsened"
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wane, reject, refuse, exasperate, pass up, turn down, aggravate, slump, worsen, go down, correct, exacerbateAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationrefuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
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freeze off, reject, rule out, go down, deny, resist, worsen, winnow out, lower, correct, lour, spurn, pooh-pooh, wane, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, turn away, refuse, eliminate, slump, turn downAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationrefuse, declineverb
show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
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defy, turn away, refuse, correct, worsen, pass up, turn down, deny, slump, resist, wane, go down, rejectAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationdecline, go down, waneverb
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
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reject, go down, come down, set, refuse, go under, settle, correct, sink, pass up, descend, fall, worsen, crash, wane, slump, turn downAntonyms:
improvement, meliorationdeclineverb
go down
"The roof declines here"
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wane, refuse, pass up, turn down, slump, worsen, correct, go down, rejectAntonyms:
melioration, improvementdecline, slump, correctverb
go down in value
"the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
Synonyms:
right, even out, reject, chasten, go down, adjust, refuse, slouch, objurgate, discipline, set, redress, correct, sink, rectify, worsen, even up, slide down, counterbalance, chastise, wane, compensate, sort out, even off, fall off, pass up, make up, castigate, slump, turn downAntonyms:
melioration, improvementdeclineverb
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Synonyms:
wane, refuse, pass up, turn down, slump, worsen, correct, go down, rejectAntonyms:
melioration, improvement
Editors Contribution
nerf
the term in gaming ones, as slang, to make it weaker or worse
there is a nerf to the skills in-game.
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019suge
a sudden increase or a sudden strong rush
Submitted by 283966 on October 22, 2019waned
have smaller part of its visible
waned in popularity
Submitted by acronimous on March 4, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
declineverb
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lean downwarddeclineverb
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decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feebledeclineverb
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deteriorate, degenerate, be impaireddeclineverb
declineverb
declineverb
declinenoun
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deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling offdeclinenoun
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consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
declinenoun
Synonyms:
deterioration, retrogradation, diminution, retrogression, degeneracy, declension, declination, decay, progressive emaciation, marasmusAntonyms:
progress, advancement, improvementdeclineverb
Synonyms:
lean, incline, bend, languish, sink, wane, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, retrograde, deviate, stray, shun, refuse
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "decline":
decrease, drop, reduction, downturn, drop-off, fall, deterioration, declining, dieback, regression, decay, reduce, decadence, recession, lower, diminution, degradation, decreased, decreasing, slowdown, retreat, refuse, lowering, contraction, reduced, demise, slump, setback, diminish, dip, down, downfall, loss, collapse
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How to use decline in a sentence?
In our scenario, we see much lower oil consumption than we have today, you still need a lot of additional (oil) capacity because of natural decline... Overall, we see the same type of combined levels for oil and gas but lower oil and more gas.
We are printing money, we are creating government bonds, we are borrowing on unprecedented scales, those are things that surely create more of a risk of a sharp dollar decline than we had before. And sharp dollar declines are much more likely to translate themselves into inflation than they were historically.
The United States will remain the undisputed leader with wealth nearing $ 113 trillion, but The United States share will decline somewhat to a third of the global total.
If this desire to continue on as Zucker would want them to with divisive rhetoric toward non-Democrats and an obsession with Trump and Russia, CNN will only continue to decline and truly become unsalvageable as a news organization.
There is a robust body of literature suggesting that chronic periodontal infections might contribute to insulin resistance, prediabetes, incident diabetes and incident stroke, accordingly, insulin resistance, diabetes and stroke are strong predictors of future cognitive decline.
Translations for decline
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- رفArabic
- праскланя́ць, скланя́цьBelarusian
- упадък, наклонявам се надолу, склон, отказвам, скланям, влошавам се, западане, западам, спадам, влошаванеBulgarian
- declivi, declinar-se, caiguda, refusar, declinar, debilitar-seCatalan, Valencian
- skloňovat, pokles, klesat, odmítnoutCzech
- sinken, Fall, zurückgehen, Rückgang, ablehnen, abnehmen, deklinieren, Abnahme, fallen, GefälleGerman
- declinar, rechazarSpanish
- کاهش می یابدPersian
- alamäki, taivuttaa, lasku, heikentyä, heikentyminen, laskea, pudotus, heiketä, pudota, kieltäytyäFinnish
- bendaFaroese
- refuser, accorderFrench
- meath, meathlú, meathlaighIrish
- claon, rach bhuaitheScottish Gaelic
- ירידה, נחלש, היחלשות, היטה, ירד, סירב, נפילה, דחהHebrew
- refizeHaitian Creole
- hanyatlik, gyengül, hanyatlásHungarian
- declinareItalian
- ბრუნებაGeorgian
- abnegō, declinesLatin
- afname, helling, achteruitgaan, afwijzen, afzwakken, verzwakking, verbuigen, verval, terugval, achteruitgang, afnemen, weigeren, vervallen, terugvallen, verzwakkenDutch
- avslåNorwegian
- deklinować, [[odmieniać]] ([[przez]] [[przypadekPolish
- declive, declinar, declínio, recusarPortuguese
- спад, склонять, упадок, уклон, ухудшение, склон, сокращение, спускRussian
- одбити, odbitiSerbo-Croatian
- medlut, utförsbacke, nedförsbackeSwedish
- 下降Chinese
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