Synonyms for declined
de·clined

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1. List of paraphrases for "declined":

   decreased, fell, dropped, fallen, refused, diminished, denied, reduced, rejected, retreated, dipped, lowered, shrunk, tumbled, plunged, slipped, narrowed, plummeted, regressed, abated

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1. Xingyu Chen:

   CICC was one of the leading firms in China. Their performance in recent years declined because its major business in investment banking declined.

2. United Network for Organ Sharing:

   We are acutely aware that this can feel otherwise when a patient or a loved one is on the waitlist and their program's request for a specific score is declined, our goal is to make the system equitable and save as many lives as possible by getting the right organ to the right person at the right time. We strive every day to reduce the number of the people who die waiting for an organ despite the fact that the need for them far exceeds the available supply.

3. Kris Lawrence:

   We thought this was a done deal but it quickly fell apart when Tyson's people declined all offers, we were negotiating in good faith all along and it appears we just ended up wasting our time.

4. Benjamin Weinthal:

   The number of Christians in Iran is estimated at between 200,000 and 500,000, out of an overall population of nearly 78 million. Although the Islamic Republic’s constitution guarantees on paper that Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism are protected religions, the application of Sharia Law — or Islamic Law — relegates the members of the minority religions to second class citizens. The historical term for a subjugated non-Muslim religious minority member living in an Islamic society is dhimmi. In response to multiple FoxNews.com media queries about the convicted Iranian Christians, Hamid Babaei, head of the press office in the Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York, declined to comment. Saba Farzan said the latest crackdown is further affirmation that the current talks between the U.S. and Iran on lifting economic sanctions in exchange for guarantees Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons can not proceed in good faith. They never made sense and never will, Saba Farzan said. The West can't discuss arms control with a leadership that oppresses religious minorities and human rights activists.

5. Freddie Mac:

   As inflation continues to moderate, mortgage rates declined again this week, rates are at their lowest level since September of last year, boosting both homebuyer demand and home builder sentiment. Declining rates are providing a much-needed boost to the housing market, but the supply of homes remains a persistent concern.