Decline

//dɪˈklaɪn//

Synonyms for "decline" (506 found)

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Closest matches (102)

decay refuse avoid decadence declension declination decrease degeneracy degenerate depreciate descent deteriorate deterioration diminish downfall droop dwindle ebb fail fall away

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Verb(1 words)

declense

Noun(1 words)

autumn

Strong matches (151)

contradict corrode crash crumble cut cut prices debasement debility decadency deceleration decline and fall decline to accept declivity decrescendo decurrence defalcation default defectiveness deficit deflate

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deflation deformation degenerateness degeneration degradation delinquency deliquesce demotion demur deny depravation depravedness depreciation depression derogation descend despise devaluate devaluation devitalization devolution die die away diminishment diminuendo diminution dip disagree disallow disapprove discard disclaim discount disdain disimprove disintegrate dismiss disown disregard dissent dissolve dive dodder dotage dotardism downgate downgrade downhill downslide downswing downtrend downturn downward mobility downward trend drift away drop drop down drop off dwindling dying ebbing eclipse effeteness erode evade except exclude face value fade fading failing failure failure of nerve faint fall fall in price fall off fall short falling short falling-off falloff fixed price fizzle out flag flash price flop flop down fluctuation flump flump down flurry flutter forbear forgo forswear founder gainsay get along get on give out give way go go away go down go downhill go off go soft go to pieces go to pot go to the dogs go uphill grade grow old hang

Verb(7 words)

correct declinate disobey go down go left go south go wrong

Noun(10 words)

decay declension declination declivity descent diminishment diminution disimprovement downslope fall

Related words (253)

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jib keel lack lag last lap last round last stage lean lessening let up list loathe lose lose ground lose strength loss loss of tone lour low lower lowering mark mark down markdown market price market value melt melt away move away move off movement negate negative nominal value nose dive nose-dive not answer not buy not consent not hack it not hear of not make it not make out not measure up not stretch not suffice not think of offering price opening price par par value pare parenthesize parity parse pass pass by pass up peak peg out perish peter out phthisis pitch plop plop down plummet plummeting plump plunge point poop out price price cut price fall price reduction pull away punctuate push aside put price quotation quoted price rake rally reach the depths rebuff recant recede recession reduce reduction refrain refuse consent refuse to consider regression relapse remission renounce repel reprobate repudiate repulse resist entreaty resist persuasion retire retreat retrocede retrocession retrogradation retrograde retrogression return revert rise rot ruin run down run low run short sag say nay say no scout scruple second childhood seed senectitude senile debility senile dementia senile psychosis senile weakness senilism senility set settle settle down settling price shake shave shelve short measure shortage shortcoming shortfall shove away shrink shrivel shun shy sidle sink sink down sinkage slack slant slash slide slip slippage slouch slowdown slump slump down spurn stagnate stand aloof stand off stated value stick stickle stop short submerge submergence subside subsidence suffer swag sway swing swings tail off taper taper off throw away throw out tilt tip totter touch bottom trim turn turn away turn down turn gray turn out turn white twilight underage uprise vary veto vote nay vote negatively waive waning want waste waste away weaken weakening weakness wear wear away wear thin widen the distance wilt withdraw wither wither away wizen worsening wrinkle yield

Verb(10 words)

pass up refuse reject roll back set aside slump suffer turn down wane worsen

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

23 entries

change state come down condition decrease decrement descend diminish drop evaluate fall go down incline inflect judge lessen

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Antonyms

2 entries

improvement incline

Synonyms

35 entries

atrophy avoid consumption decadence decay declension declination decrease degeneracy degenerate depreciate descent deteriorate deterioration diminish downfall

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Related terms

5 entries

climate cline declivity incline recline

dbpedia genre

2 entries

progressive rock punk rock

derived

17 entries

Texas phoenix palm decline acute oak decline declension declinability declinable declinal declinarian declination decliningly declinism declinist declinometer oak decline olive quick decline syndrome redecline undeclined

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

lean

has context

3 entries

american football canadian football grammar

instance of

1 entries

extended play

is a

3 entries

album condition decrease

manner of

4 entries

decrease descend drop inflect

related to

23 entries

activity case climate cline declivity diminution downward downwards drop fall forbear gender incline inflect movement number

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similar

7 entries

disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn turn down

Translations

226 translations across 45 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

رَفَضَ verb (refuse)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

enmə noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
geriləmə noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
tənəzzül noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
geriləmək verb (become weaker or worse)

Belarusian

2 entries

праскланя́ць verb (inflect)
скланя́ць verb (inflect)

Bulgarian

4 entries

влошаване noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
западане noun (downward movement, fall)
склон noun (sloping downward)
упадък noun (downward movement, fall)

Catalan

4 entries

caiguda noun (downward movement, fall)
declivi noun (downward movement, fall)
debilitar-se verb (become weaker or worse)
declinar verb (refuse)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

衰退 noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
惡化 /恶化 verb (become weaker or worse)
拒绝 verb (refuse)
變格 /变格 verb (inflect)

Czech

4 entries

pokles noun (downward movement, fall)
klesat verb (move downwards)
klesat verb (become weaker or worse)
odmítnout verb (refuse)

Danish

2 entries

forfald noun (downward movement, fall)
afvise verb (refuse)

Dutch

4 entries

achteruitgang noun (downward movement, fall)
achteruitgang noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
afname noun (downward movement, fall)
afname noun (sloping downward)

Faroese

1 entries

benda (orð) verb (inflect)

Finnish

4 entries

alamäki noun (sloping downward)
alamäki noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
alasajo noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
heikentyminen noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)

French

4 entries

déclin noun (downward movement, fall)
déclin noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
décliner verb (become weaker or worse)
décliner verb (refuse)

Galician

2 entries

devalo noun (downward movement, fall)
devalo noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)

Georgian

1 entries

ბრუნება verb (inflect)

German

4 entries

Abnahme noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
Entspannung noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
Fall noun (downward movement, fall)
Gefälle noun (sloping downward)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 verb (move downwards)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

refize verb (refuse)

Hebrew

4 entries

היחלשות noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
ירידה noun (sloping downward)
נפילה noun (downward movement, fall)
דחה verb (refuse)

Hindi

4 entries

गिरना noun (downward movement, fall)
गिरना noun (sloping downward)
पतन noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
गिरना verb (move downwards)

Hungarian

4 entries

hanyatlás noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
elutasít verb (refuse)
gyengül verb (become weaker or worse)
hanyatlik verb (become weaker or worse)

Ido

1 entries

refuzar verb (refuse)

Indonesian

4 entries

kejatuhan noun (downward movement, fall)
kemerosotan noun (downward movement, fall)
kemunduran noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
menolak verb (refuse)

Irish

4 entries

meath noun (downward movement, fall)
meathlú noun (downward movement, fall)
meath verb (become weaker or worse)
meathlaigh verb (become weaker or worse)

Italian

4 entries

declino noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
declinare verb (move downwards)
declinare verb (refuse)
declinare verb (inflect)

Latin

1 entries

abnegō verb (refuse)

Lithuanian

1 entries

linksniuoti verb (inflect)

Middle English

4 entries

declin noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
declinen verb (move downwards)
declinen verb (become weaker or worse)
declinen verb (bend downward)

Māori

4 entries

paheketanga noun (downward movement, fall)
paheketanga noun (sloping downward)
māwhe verb (become weaker or worse)
paheke verb (become weaker or worse)

Norman

1 entries

dêclyinner verb (inflect)

Norwegian

2 entries

avslå verb (refuse)
avvise verb (refuse)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

nedgang noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
svekkelse noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
tilbakegang noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)

Old English

2 entries

æfdȳne noun (sloping downward)
drēosan verb (move downwards)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

خراب noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)

Polish

2 entries

deklinować verb (inflect)
odmieniać (przez przypadki) verb (inflect)

Portuguese

4 entries

declive noun (sloping downward)
declínio noun (downward movement, fall)
declínio noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
declinar verb (move downwards)

Romanian

2 entries

declina verb (inflect)
scădea verb (move downwards)

Russian

4 entries

падение noun (downward movement, fall)
склон noun (sloping downward)
сниже́ние noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
спад noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)

Sanskrit

1 entries

भ्रंशते verb (become weaker or worse)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

claon verb (inflect)
rach bhuaithe verb (become weaker or worse)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

òdbiti verb (refuse)
о̀дбити verb (refuse)

Slovak

1 entries

skloňovať verb (inflect)

Slovene

2 entries

deklinirati verb (inflect)
sklanjati verb (inflect)

Spanish

4 entries

decadencia noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
declinación noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
declive noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
retroceso noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)

Swedish

4 entries

medlut noun (sloping downward)
nedförsbacke noun (sloping downward)
nedgång noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
tillbakagång noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зане́пад noun (deterioration of condition; weakening or worsening)
зни́ження noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
спад noun (reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity)
відмі́нювати verb (inflect)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.

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There was a rapid decline in stock prices.

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The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales.

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All of us want prices to decline.

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