Antonyms for decline
dɪˈklaɪnde·cline

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. declinenoun

   Antonyms:
   incline

2. declinenoun

   To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

   The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.

   Antonyms:
   incline

3. declinenoun

   To become weaker or worse.

   My health declined in winter.

   Antonyms:
   incline

4. declinenoun

   To refuse, forbear.

   On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.

   Antonyms:
   incline

5. declinenoun

   To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun (and in some languages adjective) for case and number.

   Antonyms:
   incline

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Synonyms:
   abate, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Condition
   • Decrease
   • Drop
   • Fall
   • React

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 6 votes

1. decline, diminutionnoun

   change toward something smaller or lower

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

   Synonyms:
   fall, decay, downslope, descent, declension, declivity, decrease, step-down, reduction, declination, diminution

2. decline, declinationnoun

   a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

   Synonyms:
   dec, fall, decay, downslope, descent, celestial latitude, declension, declivity, regrets, declination, diminution

3. decay, declinenoun

   a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   disintegration, fall, decay, downslope, descent, radioactive decay, decomposition, declension, declivity, declination, diminution

4. descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslopeverb

   a downward slope or bend

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   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, capitulation

5. worsen, declineverb

   grow worse

   "Conditions in the slum worsened"

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   wane, reject, refuse, exasperate, pass up, turn down, aggravate, slump, worsen, go down, correct, exacerbate

6. refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb

   refuse to accept

   "He refused my offer of hospitality"

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   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 down

7. refuse, declineverb

   show unwillingness towards

   "he declined to join the group on a hike"

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   defy, turn away, refuse, correct, worsen, pass up, turn down, deny, slump, resist, wane, go down, reject

8. decline, go down, waneverb

   grow smaller

   "Interest in the project waned"

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

   Synonyms:
   reject, go down, come down, set, refuse, go under, settle, correct, sink, pass up, descend, fall, worsen, crash, wane, slump, turn down

9. declineverb

   go down

   "The roof declines here"

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

   Synonyms:
   wane, refuse, pass up, turn down, slump, worsen, correct, go down, reject

10. decline, slump, correctverb

    go down in value

    "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

    Antonyms:
    melioration, improvement

    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 down

11. declineverb

    inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

    Antonyms:
    melioration, improvement

    Synonyms:
    wane, refuse, pass up, turn down, slump, worsen, correct, go down, reject

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. declinenoun

   Antonyms:
   progress, advancement, improvement

   Synonyms:
   deterioration, retrogradation, diminution, retrogression, degeneracy, declension, declination, decay, progressive emaciation, marasmus

2. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   lean, incline, bend, languish, sink, wane, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, retrograde, deviate, stray, shun, refuse

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. increase

   i am surprised to find that 'decline' is missing.

   while antarctic ice is increasing, arctic ice is on the decline.

   Submitted by rupertgarcia on December 19, 2020  

How to use decline in a sentence?

1. Trump Jr.:

   Honestly, it would be sad if itwasnt so scary for our country whats going on in that campaign, the inability toarticulate a thought, theinability to do events two days in a row withouthaving to go back into hisbasement burrow and hide -- and Idont mean to make light ofcognitive decline, as his stenographer has pointed out andso manyother people have pointed out. BIDENS MENTAL ACUITY HAS DIMINISHED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, EX-WH STENOGRAPHER SAYS : HES LOST A STEP.

2. President Muhammadu Buhari:

   There has been a sharp decline in foreign exchange earnings. The executive is not responsible for monetary policy but we have made the point clearly that demand management will not take us out of the woods.

3. Ronald Waldman:

   The number of reported cases can certainly decline dramatically and even fall to zero. Most likely, though, there will continue to be a low-level number of cases, maybe seasonally, maybe year-round.

4. Eurasia Group:

   The government needs to invest about $15 billion per year to maintain current production (2.4 million bpd), and mounting problems will probably lead to a decline of 100,000-150,000 bpd this year, barring a meaningful recovery in oil prices or fresh loans from China in the second half of the year, scarce foreign exchange will probably force the state to default later this year, most likely in the fourth quarter.

5. Richard Gorry:

   I would expect a decline in fuel imports into China as the consumption tax hits the teapot refiners, who have already been reducing throughput of fuel oil as they gain greater access to internationally sourced crude oil.

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