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. Nikki Haley:

   Chairman Reince Priebus asked if Governor Haley would speak at the convention a couple weeks ago. Governor Haley was grateful for the invitation and looks forward to attending the convention, but, as we have said before, she has no plans to speak so she declined the opportunity.

2. David Cockfield:

   I think a lot of people are just sitting on the sidelines, seeing what happens next ... The markets had declined in anticipation of what happened, all the concerns are really the over-the-horizon, if Greece goes, does somebody else go in the euro zone? It's more theoretical than real.

3. Newport Beach police:

   San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office spokesman Christopher Lee confirmed to Fox 11 the following: A member of our office was involved in an incident that is currently under investigation. Lee declined to comment further. A law enforcement source told the local news station that the woman was about to give closing arguments in a gang murder trial and may have been targeted by gang members and that she's been followed before. I heard things coming out of her mouth like, 'Was I raped?,' 'I was unconscious. I don't know how long,' 'Are they here?,' 'Are they coming?' Still a little scatterbrained, Cary said. We turned around and saw a woman who could barely walk covered head-to-toe in blood.

4. Nicole Bachaud:

   Sales declined as mortgage rates soared, new listings sputtered out and active inventory pooled up as homes stayed on the market longer.

5. Hans Mikkelsen:

   The key reason for this weakness is that our market has transitioned from too much money chasing too few bonds to too many bonds chasing too little money, that shift is motivated by the impending Fed rate hiking cycle as issuance, M&A and other shareholder-friendly activity has been accelerated, while at the same time demand has declined.