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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
Kasten adamantly declined to say what might work for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles deputy city attorney Shaun Jacobs declined to comment Tuesday.
The State Bar has declined to comment on whether it will launch an investigation, but said California law generally prohibits making payments to solicit or procure clients, a practice known as capping.
But the government department is yet to respond, while ASA declined to comment.
Bondi declined to say whether the White House consulted her on the deployment of troops to American cities but said the effort is meant to “protect” citizens from violent crime.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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