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decline
noun as in lessening
Strong matches
abatement, backsliding, comedown, cropper, decay, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, devolution, diminution, dissolution, dive, downfall, downgrade, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement, failing, flop, lapse, pratfall, relapse, senility, skids, wane, waning, worsening
Weak matches
fall-off, falling-off, on the skids
noun as in downward change in value, position
verb as in say no
Strong matches
abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, bypass, demur, desist, disapprove, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, refrain, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, shy, spurn
Weak matches
beg to be excused, don't buy, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, send regrets, turn down, turn thumbs down
verb as in lessen, become less
Strongest matches
decrease, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, dwindle, fail, fall, lower, recede, return, sag, shrink, sink, slide, wane, weaken, worsen
Strong matches
abate, backslide, cheapen, decay, degenerate, disintegrate, droop, ebb, fade, flag, languish, lapse, pine, relapse, retrograde, revert, rot, settle, subside
Weak matches
disimprove, fall off, go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, lose value
Example Sentences
Yet Adams and other economists also caution that a big part of the August decline was tied to gold, which is not used in GDP calculations.
Valuations for small-cap stocks — at least, for those that are profitable — have declined relative to their larger rivals.
Given the worrying trend of declining wine consumption, alcohol-free versions could be "one of the ways out of this crisis," he argued.
The decline was fueled by a second-quarter earnings miss as well as broader concerns about AI valuations.
The quarterly sales decline and guidance cut, for instance, is likely to fuel the view that the company still has several tough quarters ahead.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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