1. (noun) decline, diminution
change toward something smaller or lower
Synonyms: fall, decay, downslope, descent, declension, decline, declivity, decrease, step-down, reduction, declination, diminution
Antonyms: melioration, improvement
2. (noun) decline, declination
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Synonyms: dec, fall, decay, downslope, descent, celestial latitude, declension, decline, declivity, regrets, declination, diminution
Antonyms: melioration, improvement
3. (noun) decay, decline
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Synonyms: disintegration, fall, decay, downslope, descent, radioactive decay, decomposition, declension, decline, declivity, declination, diminution
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
4. (verb) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
a downward slope or bend
Synonyms: extraction, pin, stemma, crepuscule, parentage, dip, pedigree, gloam, bloodline, twilight, diminution, decline in quality, dec, spill, gloaming, downslope, tumble, regrets, declivity, decay, decline, 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, capitulation
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
5. (verb) worsen, decline
grow worse
Synonyms: wane, reject, refuse, exasperate, pass up, turn down, aggravate, slump, worsen, go down, correct, exacerbate, decline
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
6. (verb) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
refuse to accept
Synonyms: freeze off, reject, rule out, go down, deny, resist, worsen, winnow out, lower, correct, decline, lour, spurn, pooh-pooh, wane, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, turn away, refuse, eliminate, slump, turn down
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
7. (verb) refuse, decline
show unwillingness towards
Synonyms: defy, turn away, refuse, correct, worsen, pass up, turn down, deny, slump, decline, resist, wane, go down, reject
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
8. (verb) decline, go down, wane
grow smaller
Synonyms: reject, go down, come down, set, refuse, go under, settle, correct, sink, pass up, descend, fall, worsen, crash, decline, wane, slump, turn down
Antonyms: improvement, melioration
9. (verb) decline
go down
Synonyms: wane, refuse, pass up, turn down, slump, worsen, correct, go down, reject
Antonyms: melioration, improvement
10. (verb) decline, slump, correct
go down in value
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, decline, castigate, slump, turn down
Antonyms: melioration, improvement
11. (verb) decline
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, reject
Antonyms: melioration, improvement
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Synonyms and Antonyms of decline 
