Unscramble decline

Definition of decline

noun:

• change toward something smaller or lower. Synonyms: diminution.
• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. Synonyms: declination. Antonyms: improvement.
• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current. Synonyms: decay.
• a downward slope or bend. Synonyms: declension, declination, declivity, descent, downslope, fall. Antonyms: ascent.

verb:

• grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened". Synonyms: worsen. Antonyms: better.
• refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality". Synonyms: pass up, refuse, reject, turn down. Antonyms: accept.
• show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike". Synonyms: refuse. Antonyms: accept.
• grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned". Synonyms: go down, wane.
• go down; "The roof declines here".
• go down in value; "the stock market corrected", "prices slumped". Synonyms: correct, slump.
• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,; "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives".

Related words

bounce, declension, degenerate, deprive, deteriorate, deterioration, detumescence, devolve, dip, disdain, dishonor, dishonour, disobey, disuse, downhill, drop, ebb, ebbing, erosion, fail, impoverish, inflame, lose, loss, neglect, nosedive, regress, regret, reject, repudiate, retrograde, retrogress, scorn, sicken, sink, slip, slippage, spurn, steep, suffer, tumble, twilight, wane, worsening, wreck.

Words nearby

recline.

Rhymes with

affine, align, aline, assign, benign, brine, cline, combine, confine, consign, define, design, dine, disincline, divine, enshrine, entwine, fine, incline, intertwine.