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1. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] show unwillingness towards.
Synonyms
- contract out
- disobey
- repudiate
- scorn
- spurn
- disdain
- turn down
- refuse
- freeze off
- regret
- reject
- react
- pooh-pooh
Antonyms
- contract in
- accept
- progressive
- anterograde
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Decline
- disincline
- bodenstein
- recombine
- missildine
- macalpine
- intertwine
- bornstein
- barentine
- sharp-sign
-
sharp-sign
- redesign
- redefine
- leontine
- vanduyne
- vanduyn
- vandine
- recline
- reassign
- realign
- incline
- hot-line
- gourdine
- entwine
- enshrine
- consign
- confine
- combine
- supine
- strine
- resign
How do you pronounce decline?
Pronounce decline as dɪˈklaɪn.
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Sentences with decline
1. Verb, base form
The seller can either accept the offer or decline it and come back with a counter offer.
2. Noun, singular or mass
While this decline begins in your 30s, it speeds up the older you get.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Eventually, sales decline as consumer tastes change or the product becomes obsolete.
Quotes about decline
1. Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.
- Camille Paglia
2. Societies in decline have no use for visionaries.
- Anaïs Nin
3. Lonely people tend, rather, to be lonely because they decline to bear the psychic costs of being around other humans. They are allergic to people. People affect them too strongly.
- David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
2. decline
noun. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] change toward something smaller or lower.
Synonyms
- deterioration
- loss
- nosedive
- ebb
- slippage
- wane
- detumescence
- ebbing
- erosion
- worsening
- decrease
- decrement
- sinking spell
- diminution
- declension
Antonyms
- increase
- pull
- win
- keep
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] grow worse.
Synonyms
- slip
- impoverish
- inflame
- deteriorate
- tumble
- lose
- come down
- drop off
- devolve
- retrograde
- change state
- regress
- fall away
- drop away
- degenerate
- fail
- suffer
- deprive
- turn down
- worsen
- turn
- sicken
- drop
Antonyms
- enrich
- progress
- better
- float
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] refuse to accept.
Synonyms
- scorn
- turn down
- bounce
- dishonor
- refuse
- spurn
- disdain
- pass up
- freeze off
- reject
- pooh-pooh
Antonyms
- accept
- cool
- curdle
- get well
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. decline
noun. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state.
Synonyms
- twilight
- neglect
- condition
- wreck
- disuse
- status
Antonyms
- find
- break even
- profit
- stay in place
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] grow smaller.
Synonyms
- wane
- go down
- decrease
- wear on
- lessen
- fall
- dip
- drop
Antonyms
- praise
- wake up
- advance
- forward
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. decline
noun. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current.
Synonyms
- decrease
- exponential return
- decrement
- exponential decay
Antonyms
- increase
- roughness
- stand still
- extinguish
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] go down.
Synonyms
- sink
- dip
Antonyms
- nitrify
- die
- demulsify
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. decline
verb. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] go down in value.
Synonyms
- descend
- go down
- come down
- fall
- correct
Antonyms
- rise
- tense
- boil
- open
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. decline
noun. ['dɪˈklaɪn'] a downward slope or bend.
Synonyms
- slope
- steep
- descent
- downslope
- side
- downhill
- incline
- fall
- declivity
- declension
Antonyms
- gain
- natural object
- overgarment
- remember
Etymology
- declinen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- decliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))