Synonyms for Declining

Synonyms for "declining" (188 found)

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Closest matches (38)

abjuration abjurement abnegation aging chuckingchucking outcollapsingcoming apartcontempt contractive contradiction cracking crumbling decadent deciduous declension declination declinature declined declivate

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declivitous declivous decreasing decrescendo decrescent decurrent degenerate deliquescent denial

Noun(4 words)

atrophyingcivics regression indicatorscollapsing of civilizationdecaying

Verb(4 words)

decrease decreasing degenerating depreciating

Adjective(1 words)

decreased trust

Strong matches (56)

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Noun(3 words)

die backdownward movementfaltering

Verb(5 words)

diminish diminishing drop dwindle faltered

Adjective(1 words)

downbound

Adverb(1 words)

downwards

Related words (94)

foundering fragmentinggetting ongoing to piecesgrowing oldholding backignoring languishing lessening marcescent moribund nay negation negativenegative answernix no nonacceptance nonapproval noncompliance

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nonconsent nonconsideration nonobservanceon the descendanton the downgradeon the wanepassing bypining plummeting plungingputting awayputting outrebuff recantation receding reductive refusal regressive rejection renouncement repudiation repulse retention retiring retreating retrograde retrogressive sagging scouting senescent senile setting shrinking shriveling sinking sliding slipping slumping soft spurning submerging subsiding tabeticthrowing outthumbs downthumbs-down tottering tumbledown turndownturning outunwillingness waning wasting wilting withering withholding worsening

Verb(9 words)

lessen refuse refusing reject rejecting retrogressed retrogressing sagged waning

Noun(6 words)

moldering nosediving opting regressingstock declinesundown

Adjective(2 words)

moribundworsening health

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries

behavior changepolite refusalrefusal trend variation

More specific

10 entries

declining attendancedeclining enrollmentdeclining profitsgentle refusalno thanksplummetpolite refusalrefusal shrink wane

Collocations

7 entries

declining enrollmentdeclining healthdeclining interestdeclining numbersdeclining performancedeclining scoresdeclining trend

Inflections

4 entries

declined declinesmore decliningmost declining

Derivations

4 entries

declinable declination decline decliner

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The tuna catch is declining.

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The birthrate is rapidly declining in this country.

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Her health has been declining these past months.

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Business is declining.

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