Login
Ideas
Quotes
Lessons
Words
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
Search:
Dictionary
All Posts
Search
Search
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login
/
Register - It's free!
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
decline
Definition
Cancel
Bank This Word!
My Lists
Login to Create a List
Register for Free!
Keep Public?
decline
verb
(de-cline)
grow worse
Synonyms:
worsen
,
decline
noun
(de-cline)
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Synonyms:
declination
,
Antonyms:
improvement
,
decline
verb
(de-cline)
go down in value
Synonyms:
correct
,
slump
,
decline
verb
(de-cline)
show unwillingness towards
Synonyms:
refuse
,
Examples:
He declined to join the group on a hike.
decline
verb
(de-cline)
refuse to accept
Synonyms:
pass up,
refuse
,
reject
, turn down,
decline
noun
(de-cline)
a downward slope or bend
Synonyms:
declension
,
declination
,
declivity
,
descent
,
downslope
,
fall
,
decline
noun
(de-cline)
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Synonyms:
decay
,
decline
verb
(de-cline)
grow smaller
Synonyms:
go down,
wane
,
decline
noun
(de-cline)
change toward something smaller or lower
Synonyms:
diminution
,
decline
verb
(de-cline)
go down
Examples:
The roof declines here.
decline
verb
(de-cline)
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
Examples:
In many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
Words Related to
decline
!
diminution
,
fall
,
wane
,
decay
,
worsen
,
downslope
,
descent
,
reject
,
declivity
,
refuse
,
go down
,
turn down
,
pass up
,
decrease
,
drop
,
deterioration
,
slowdown
,
decreases
,
increase
,
contraction
,
plummet
,
downturn
,
shrinkage
,
weakness
,
dip
,
deceleration
,
decreased
,
plunge
,
slump
,
weakening
,
shrinking
,
reduction
,
slackening
,
trend
,
erosion
,
slide
,
softening
,
reductions
,
stagnation
,
decreasing
,
slowing
,
nosedive
,
diminishment
,
dwindle
,
depletion
,
falling
,
worsening
,
recession
,
downward
,
loss
,
tumble
,
drops
,
reversal
,
degeneration
,
shrink
,
downswing
,
deteriorate
,
slippage
,
shortfall
,
downtrend
,
lower
,
dwindling
,
fell
,
demise
,
diminishing
,
cutback
,
retrenchment
,
degradation
,
deteriorating
,
collapse
,
sag
,
dips
,
depress
,
devaluation
,
lows
,
depreciation
,
rate
,
reduced
,
downfall
,
regression
,
drawdown
,
falls
,
curtailment
,
impoverishment
,
downshift
,
depreciate
,
downsizing
,
downside
,
diminished
,
breakdown
,
depressed
,
meltdown
,
impairment
,
rejection
,
retreat
,
downgrading
,
slip
,
regress
,
weaken
,
recede
,
decline
Examples by Brain Bank Users