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decline

/ decline /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Kinds of:
dip wear on drop
Derived:
ebb ebbing wane waning diminution
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 2
change toward something smaller or lower
Type of:
decrease decrement
Kinds of:
deterioration decline in quality declension worsening ebb
Derived:
decrease diminish lessen fall go down
noun Sense 3
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Opposites:
improvement melioration
Type of:
condition status
Kinds of:
neglect disuse twilight wreck
Derived:
worsen
verb Sense 4
go down
"The roof declines here"
Type of:
drop
Kinds of:
dip sink
Derived:
descent declivity fall declination declension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Type of:
inflect
Derived:
declension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
go down in value
"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"
Type of:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 7
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Type of:
decrease decrement
Kinds of:
exponential decay exponential return
Derived:
disintegrate decay decompose
verb Sense 8
grow worse
"Conditions in the slum worsened"
Opposites:
better improve ameliorate meliorate
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
inflame sicken come down devolve deteriorate
Derived:
declination deterioration decline in quality declension worsening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
Opposites:
accept consent go for
Type of:
react respond
Kinds of:
reject spurn freeze off scorn pooh-pooh
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something is ----ing PP
noun Sense 10
a downward slope or bend
Opposites:
ascent acclivity rise raise climb
Type of:
slope incline side
Kinds of:
downhill steep
Derived:
fall
verb Sense 11
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
Opposites:
accept take have
Kinds of:
dishonor dishonour bounce
Derived:
declination regrets nonacceptance turndown rejection
Verb group:
reject spurn freeze off scorn pooh-pooh
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
105
Times Searched
2
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decrease diminish lessen dip wear on drop decrement deterioration decline in quality declension worsening ebb