210 Synonyms & Antonyms For DECLINE

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Definitions decline [dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn / NOUN lessening Synonyms STRONGEST deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump weakening STRONG abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility skids wane waning worsening WEAK fall-off falling-off on the skids Antonyms STRONGEST increase rise success STRONG accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade WEAK betterment NOUN downward change in value, position Synonyms STRONGEST decrease dip downturn drop drop-off loss slide slump STRONG declivity depression descent downswing hill incline lapse lowering pitch sag slip slope WEAK downslide downtrend fall off Antonyms STRONGEST increase rise success STRONG perfection WEAK ascent betterment improvement VERB say no Synonyms STRONGEST deny dismiss refuse reject STRONG abjure abstain avoid balk bypass demur desist disapprove forbear forgo gainsay nix refrain renounce reprobate repudiate shy spurn WEAK beg to be excused don't buy not accept not hear of not think of pass on send regrets turn down turn thumbs down Antonyms STRONGEST accept allow approve grant sanction STRONG agree continue go along indulge want WEAK say yes VERB lessen, become less Synonyms STRONGEST decrease depreciate deteriorate diminish drop dwindle fail fall lower recede return sag shrink sink slide wane weaken worsen STRONG abate backslide cheapen decay degenerate disintegrate droop ebb fade flag languish lapse pine relapse retrograde revert rot settle subside WEAK disimprove fall off go downhill go to pot go to the dogs hit the skids lose value Antonyms STRONGEST advance ascend develop enlarge expand extend grow improve increase raise reach rise strengthen win STRONG build enhance flourish progress WEAK go up VERB descend Synonyms STRONGEST dip drop fall go down lower sag sink STRONG droop set settle slant slope Antonyms STRONGEST ascend go up increase raise rise STRONG even level WEAK improve

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When offered a chance to pull out, Blair then declined, saying he believed in the war.

From BBC

A spokesman said the mayor’s team was reviewing the bill and declined to comment on whether the mayor supported it.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. military spokesmen have declined to provide the precise number of troops in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nusseibeh declined to comment on the 60-year-old British man who has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city, saying she was "not aware of all the details".

From BBC

For investors who own foreign stocks in U.S.-dollar-based accounts, those declines translate into investment losses.

From Barron's

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abate abatement abnegate abstain age ageing angle angles anticlimax atrophy came down cheapen come down comedown comes down contract contract crack up cutback decadence decay decay declension declination declination decrease decrease decrement degeneracy degenerate degenerating degeneration degradation descend descended descent descent deteriorate deterioration devaluation devolve die died dies diminish diminishes diminution dip disclaim disintegrate dismiss dismisses disobey dissent dissolve distort distorting downgrade downturn drain droop drooped droops drop drop drop off drop off dropped off dropping off drops off dwindle eclipse entropy evade evening fade fail fails failure failures fall fall fall off forbear forbore free fall glide glissade gloaming go go down goes goes down insolvency languish languished languishes lapse lapse lean leaned leant lessen lessening loathe lose loses miscarry moderate nonfeasance nosedive pass peter plummet plummeted putrefaction putrescence putridness rebuff rebuffing recede receded recedes recession recidivation recidivism refuse reject rejects renounce repel repudiate retrocede retrogression revert rot rust sag sagged sank sank senility settle shun shuns sink sink slackening slant slip slip slowdown spoilage spurn stagnate stagnated stagnating submerse subside subsidence subsides toboggan turn down turns down twilight unsuccess unsuccessfulness vesper veto wane waned wanes waste weaken wear went went down wore worsen worsened worsens

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