Synonyms for decline
dɪˈklaɪnde·cline

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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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

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1. decline, diminutionnoun

   change toward something smaller or lower

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

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

2. decline, declinationnoun

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

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

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

3. decay, declinenoun

   a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

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

   a downward slope or bend

   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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

5. worsen, declineverb

   grow worse

   "Conditions in the slum worsened"

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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

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

   refuse to accept

   "He refused my offer of hospitality"

   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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

7. refuse, declineverb

   show unwillingness towards

   "he declined to join the group on a hike"

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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

8. decline, go down, waneverb

   grow smaller

   "Interest in the project waned"

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

   Antonyms:
   improvement, melioration

9. declineverb

   go down

   "The roof declines here"

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

   Antonyms:
   melioration, improvement

10. decline, 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 down

    Antonyms:
    melioration, improvement

11. declineverb

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

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

    Antonyms:
    melioration, improvement

Matched Categories

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

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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, 2019  

2. suge

   a sudden increase or a sudden strong rush

   Submitted by 283966 on October 22, 2019  

3. waned

   have smaller part of its visible

   waned in popularity

   Submitted by acronimous on March 4, 2014  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   lean downward

2. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feeble

3. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   deteriorate, degenerate, be impaired

4. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fall away

5. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   refuse, reject

6. declineverb

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) inflect, vary

7. declinenoun

   Synonyms:
   deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off

8. declinenoun

   Synonyms:
   consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation

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1. declinenoun

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

   Antonyms:
   progress, advancement, improvement

2. declineverb

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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?

1. Jonathan Dunn:

   Our view is that growth will decline further because we expect the remittances will decline further.

2. Sigmund Freud:

   The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.

3. Jane E. Brody:

   Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.

4. Marilyn Ferguson:

   Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.

5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Commencement Address at Harvard University, June 8, 1978.:

   A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage, both as a whole and separately, in each country, in each government, in each political party, and, of course, in the United Nations. Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elites...