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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"
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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?
The (Greater Toronto Area) and Greater Vancouver made sizeable contributions to the monthly decline in national sales activity. They also rank among the tightest urban housing markets in the country due to a shortage of inventory and supply of land on which to build, which is why prices there continue to grow strongly.
We believe the current decline in U.S. oil production is still insufficient to offset low-cost supply growth such as Iran, particularly should disruptions in Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela reverse, the biggest risk to the upside in the near term is the Fed choosing to remain dovish despite the improvement in Chinese activity, which could easily push oil above $50.
We've used this downward volatility (in oil) opportunistically to try and pick away at favored positions within the sector, we're trying to go in and find those names that we feel have been more heavily punished with the decline in the oil price than is justified.
Whatever positive connotations lower energy (prices) might have for global growth, the extent and pace of the decline in oil seems the more worrying factor for the moment.
Investors are looking for more positive catalysts with Japanese companies' earnings, since companies expect a decline in profits this year compared to the previous year, the upside is likely to be limited for a while.
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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