| NOUN | process | decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | decline, declination | a condition inferior to an earlier condition | |
| process | decline, decay | a gradual decrease | |
| object | decline, descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope | a downward slope or bend | |
| VERB | change | decline, worsen | grow worse |
| possession | decline, refuse, reject, pass up, turn down | refuse to accept | |
| communication | decline, refuse | show unwillingness towards | |
| change | decline, go down, wane | grow smaller | |
| motion | decline | go down | |
| motion | decline, slump, correct | go down in value | |
| communication | decline | inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" |
| Sounds | dihklay'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | change toward something smaller or lower. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | diminution | |
| Narrower | deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening | Process of changing to an inferior state |
| detumescence | diminution of swelling | |
| ebb, ebbing, wane | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | |
| erosion | A gradual decline of something | |
| loss | gradual decline in amount or activity | |
| nosedive | A sudden sharp drop or rapid decline | |
| sinking spell | A temporary decline in health or value | |
| slippage | decline from a standard level of performance or achievement | |
| Broader | decrease, decrement | A process of becoming smaller or shorter |
| Spanish | disminución, reducción | |
| Catalan | disminució, reducció | |
| Verbs | decline | grow smaller |
| Meaning | A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. | |
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| Synonym | declination | |
| Narrower | neglect, disuse | The state of something that has been unused and neglected |
| twilight | A condition of decline following successes | |
| wreck | Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | improvement, melioration | A condition superior to an earlier condition |
| Verbs | decline | grow worse |
| Meaning | A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | decay | |
| Narrower | exponential decay, exponential return | A decrease that follows an exponential function |
| Broader | decrease, decrement | A process of becoming smaller or shorter |
| Spanish | decadencia, declinación, deterioro | |
| Catalan | decadència | |
| Meaning | A downward slope or bend. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope | |
| Narrower | downhill | The downward slope of a hill |
| steep | A steep place (as on a hill) | |
| Broader | slope, incline, side | An elevated geological formation |
| Opposite | ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade | An upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
| Spanish | bajada, caída, declinación, declive, declividad, descenso, inclinación, pendiente | |
| Catalan | baixada, baixant, caiguda, declinació, declivi, inclinació, rost | |
| Verbs | decline | go down |
| Meaning | Grow worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The stock market is going to decline; The business is going to decline | |
| Synonym | worsen | |
| Narrower | deprive, impoverish | take away |
| devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate | Grow worse | |
| fail | get worse | |
| inflame | Become inflamed | |
| regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition | |
| sicken, come down | Get sick | |
| slip, drop off, drop away, fall away | get worse | |
| suffer | get worse | |
| suffer, lose | Be set at a disadvantage | |
| tumble | Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | |
| turn down | Take a downward direction | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
| Spanish | agravar, decaer, declinar, empeorar | |
| Catalan | decaure, declinar, empitjorar | |
| Nouns | declension | process of changing to an inferior state |
| decline, declination | a condition inferior to an earlier condition | |
| Meaning | Refuse to accept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Model | They decline the money | |
| Synonyms | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down | |
| Narrower | bounce | refuse to accept and send back |
| dishonor, dishonour | refuse to accept | |
| Opposite | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
| Similar to | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
| Spanish | declinar, denegar, desestimar, negar, rechazar, rehusar | |
| Catalan | declinar, denegar, desestimar, negar, rebutjar, refusar | |
| Nouns | declination | a polite refusal of an invitation |
| Meaning | show unwillingness towards. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They decline to move | |
| Example | "he declined to join the group on a hike" | |
| Synonym | refuse | |
| Narrower | contract out | refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use |
| disobey | refuse to go along with | |
| regret | decline formally or politely | |
| reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt | |
| repudiate | refuse to recognize or pay | |
| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Opposite | accept, consent, go for | Give an affirmative reply to |
| Spanish | declinar, rehusar | |
| Catalan | declinar, refusar | |
| Meaning | Grow smaller. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | go down, wane | |
| Narrower | dip | go down momentarily |
| drop | go down in value | |
| wear on | Pass slowly (of time) | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Spanish | declinar, disminuir, mermar | |
| Catalan | declinar, disminuir, minvar | |
| Nouns | decline | change toward something smaller or lower |
| Meaning | go down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The roof declines here" | |
| Narrower | dip, sink | Appear to move downward |
| Broader | drop | To fall vertically |
| Spanish | decaer, decrecer, disminuir | |
| Nouns | decline, declination, declension | a downward slope or bend |
| Meaning | go down in value. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | slump, correct | |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Meaning | inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives". | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | inflect | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
| Spanish | declinar | |
| Nouns | declension | a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms |
| declension | the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages | |
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