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decline
noun as in lessening
Strong matches
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 matches
noun as in downward change in value, position
verb as in say no
Strong matches
abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, bypass, demur, desist, disapprove, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, refrain, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, shy, spurn
Weak matches
beg to be excused, don't buy, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, send regrets, turn down, turn thumbs down
verb as in lessen, become less
Strongest matches
decrease, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, dwindle, fail, fall, lower, recede, return, sag, shrink, sink, slide, wane, weaken, worsen
Strong matches
abate, backslide, cheapen, decay, degenerate, disintegrate, droop, ebb, fade, flag, languish, lapse, pine, relapse, retrograde, revert, rot, settle, subside
Weak matches
disimprove, fall off, go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, lose value
Example Sentences
He said almost all, including the largest providers, declined to give such undertakings and said the inquiry was reflecting on what further steps to take.
“It really has been seen across demographic groups,” Kiley said, “but one key difference is that his approval rating has declined a little more sharply among people who voted for him but weren’t strong supporters.”
When the clinic invited her to stay, she declined, taking a job with a bigger health system.
"It's not just a one year problem, over half of the British species are in long term decline and it's the first time ever that this has been the case," he said.
Economic concerns have contributed to Trump's overall decline in the polls, but in one key area, he is still largely on solid ground in the public's eye - immigration.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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