| Main Entry: |
decline |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
lessen, become less |
Synonyms: |
abate, backslide, cheapen,
decay,
decrease,
degenerate, depreciate,
deteriorate,
diminish, disimprove,
disintegrate,
droop, drop,
dwindle,
ebb,
fade,
fail, fall, fall off,
flag, go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids,
languish,
lapse, lose value, lower,
pine,
recede, relapse, retrograde,
return,
revert,
rot, sag,
settle,
shrink,
sink,
slide,
subside,
wane,
weaken,
worsen
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| Notes: |
one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered |
Antonyms: |
improve, increase, rise
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