Defenition of the word decline
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Defenition of the word decline
- To not want to do what is being asked.
- The act of abating or the state of being abated.
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition
- of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
- go down
- change toward something smaller or lower
- grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
- a downward slope
- show unwillingness towards
- refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
- grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
- a downward slope or bend
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
- inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
- go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
- go down; "The roof declines here"
- grow worse
- grow smaller
- inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,
- go down in value
- refuse to accept
Synonyms for the word decline
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- decay
- declivity
- descent
- diminution
- downslope
- fall
- go down
- pass up
- refuse
- reject
- turn down
- wane
- worsen
Hyponyms for the word decline
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- bounce
- come down
- contract out
- declension
- decline in quality
- degenerate
- deprive
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- detumescence
- devolve
- dip
- disdain
- dishonor
- dishonour
- disobey
- disuse
- downhill
- drop
- drop away
- drop off
- ebb
- ebbing
- erosion
- exponential decay
- exponential return
- fail
- fall away
- freeze off
- impoverish
- inflame
- lose
- loss
- neglect
- nosedive
- pooh-pooh
- regress
- regret
- reject
- repudiate
- retrograde
- retrogress
- scorn
- sicken
- sink
- sinking spell
- slip
- slippage
- spurn
- steep
- suffer
- tumble
- turn down
- twilight
- wane
- wear on
- worsening
- wreck
Hypernyms for the word decline
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- change state
- come down
- condition
- decrease
- decrement
- descend
- diminish
- drop
- fall
- go down
- incline
- inflect
- lessen
- react
- respond
- side
- slope
- status
- turn
Antonyms for the word decline
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- accept
- acclivity
- ameliorate
- ascent
- better
- climb
- consent
- go for
- have
- improve
- improvement
- meliorate
- melioration
- raise
- rise
- take
- upgrade
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