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decline
verb
- To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive: dismiss, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down.
Slang: nix.
Idiom:
turn thumbs down on. See
accept
- To slope downward: descend, dip, drop, fall, pitch, sink. See
rise
- To become lower in quality, character, or condition: atrophy, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink, worsen.
Idioms:
go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs. See
better
- To lose strength or power: degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag
2, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken.
Informal: fizzle (out).
Idioms:
go downhill, hit the skids. See
increase, strong
noun
- Descent to a lower level or condition: atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration. See
better
- A marked loss of strength or effectiveness: declination, deterioration, failure. See
increase
- A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See
increase
- A downward slope or distance: declivity, descent, drop, fall, pitch. See
rise
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