DECLINE
/dɪˈklaɪn/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- noun change toward something smaller or lower.
— synonyms: diminution
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition.
— synonyms: declination
- noun a gradual decrease.
— synonyms: decay
- noun a downward slope or bend.
— synonyms: descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
- verb grow worse.
— synonyms: worsen
- verb refuse to accept.
— synonyms: refuse, reject, pass_up, turn_down
- verb show unwillingness towards.
— synonyms: refuse
- verb grow smaller.
— synonyms: go_down, wane
- verb go down.
- verb go down in value.
— synonyms: slump, correct
- verb inflect for number, gender, case, etc..
Examples
- “The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.”
- “My health declined in winter.”
- “a line that declines from straightness”
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