| Main Entry: | decline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | downward change in value, position |
Synonyms: |
declivity, decrease, depression, descent, dip, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall-off, hill, incline, lapse, loss, lowering, pitch, sag, slide, slip, slope, slump |
| Notes: | one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered |
Antonyms: |
ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression; decline |
Synonyms: |
basin, concavity, declivity, descent, downslide, downswing, downtrend, drop, fall, fall-off, hole, hollow, inclination, incline, lowering, pitch, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, slip, slope, slump |
Antonyms: |
ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decrease |
Synonyms: |
cut, decline, descent, deterioration, dip, downfall, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, fall, fall-off, landslide, lapse, lowering, precipitation, reduction, sag, slide, slip, slump, tumble, upset |
Antonyms: |
increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | sag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drop, decline |
Synonyms: |
basin, cant, concavity, depression, dip, distortion, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, droop, fall, fall-off, hollow, list, settling, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, slant, slip, slump, tilt |
Antonyms: |
increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | slowdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slacking off; gradual decrease |
Synonyms: |
arrest, deceleration, decline, delay, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, freeze, inactivity, retardation, slack, slackening, slow-up, stagnation, stoppage, strike |
Antonyms: |
breakthrough, increase, rise, speed-up |
| Main Entry: | slump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline, failure |
Synonyms: |
bad period, bad times, blight, blue devils, blue funk, bottom, bust, collapse, crash, depreciation, depression, descent, dip, downer, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, dumps, fall, falling-off, funk, hard times, letdown, low, rainy days, recession, reverse, rut, sag, slide, slip, stagnation, the skids, trough |
Antonyms: |
blessing, boon, increase, success |
| Main Entry: | nosedive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fall |
Synonyms: |
abatement, belly flop, cut*, decline, declivity, decrease, descent, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, downward slope, drop*, drop-off, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive, plummet, plunge, pratfall, recession, reduction, skid, slant*, slide, slip*, slope, slump, spill, tumble |