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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
Related: ‘I fear a significant decline in the S&P 500’: Do I sell my tech stocks before it’s too late?
Helped by buyers seizing on declining mortgage rates, sales of existing homes rose 1.5% in September from the prior month, according to the National Association of Realtors, providing a lift to the struggling market.
A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on SpaceX’s involvement in the planned satellite systems: “We do not provide details relating to specifics of architectural discussion or predecisional matters.”
But the company said same-store sales for the fourth quarter are now likely to decline, a sign of slowing demand that Wall Street wasn’t expecting.
But the company said same-store sales for the fourth quarter are now likely to decline, a sign of slowing demand that Wall Street wasn’t expecting.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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