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Words related to decline

Related / Similar Words: descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope, decay, diminution, worsen, go down, wane, refuse, slump, correct, reject, pass up, turn down

Definition:

a downward slope or bend;

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current;

change toward something smaller or lower;

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

grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened";

grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned";

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";

refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality";

Grouped Verbs: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down

Derivational Morphology: fall, disintegrate, decay, decompose, decrease, diminish, lessen, go down, wane, worsen, declination, deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening, ebb, ebbing, waning, diminution, descent, declivity, downslope, regrets, nonacceptance, turndown, rejection, refusal

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