declined

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less adj.
neglected adj.
vetoed adj.

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

beneath deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADJECTIVE

neglected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decayed deserted ignored overlooked spurned undervalued unused unwanted

STRONG

abandoned affronted deferred depreciated despised deteriorated disdained dismissed disregarded evaded forgotten lapsed omitted postponed scorned shunned underestimated

WEAK

cast aside passed over tossed aside unconsidered unheeded unwatched

Antonyms

WEAK

cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended

ADJECTIVE

vetoed

Synonyms

STRONG

disapproved refused

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declined

Ilie’s lawyer told The Wall Street Journal he maintains his innocence; lawyers for the other three declined to comment or didn’t respond to inquiries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The price for tickets dropped and sales declined for the remaining US leg of his Loop Tour.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

They found that bacterial DNA declined dramatically as the pellets aged.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Thrive Eternal, the sports properties company run by incoming Lakers owner Joshua Kushner, declined to comment because the NBA has not yet approved the sale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

She thanked the Wrights, and when Mrs. Wright pressed some extra cookies on her, she declined, embarrassed.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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