decline

The word “decline” has 2 syllables: de-cline

It's pronounced as /dɪˈklaɪn/

What is synonym and antonym for decline?

In the thesaurus, “decline” has 316 synonyms and 173 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decline along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for decline

abasement
abate
abatement
abjure
abstain
alleviate
angle
atrophy
avoid
back down
back off
backslide
backsliding
backtrack
balk
ban
basin
beg to be excused
blow off
bottom
break down
breakdown
breakup
burnout
bypass
cant
cheapen
check
cock
collapse
comedown
compress
condense
constrain
constrict
contract
contradict
controvert
corrupt
crash
crater
cropper
crumble
crumbling
curb
curtailment
cut
cutback
dark age
de-escalate
de-escalation
debasement
debilitate
debilitation
decadence
decay
decaying
decimation
declension
declination
declivity
decompose
decomposition
decrease
decrement
decrepitude
deduction
defeat
deflate
deflation
degeneracy
degenerate
degeneration
degradation
degrade
demise
demolishment
demolition
demur
dent
deny
depletion
depreciate
depreciation
depression
descend
descent
deselect
desist
desolation
destruction
deteriorate
deterioration
detour
devolution
devolve
dilapidate
diminish
diminishment
diminution
dip
disallow
disappointment
disapprove
disavow
disclaim
disdain
disgrace
disimprove
disintegrate
disintegration
dismiss
disown
disprove
dispute
dissolution
dive
down
downfall
downgrade
downhill
downsize
downslide
downswing
downtrend
downturn
droop
drooping
drop
drop-off
dwindle
dwindling
ease
ebb
ebbing
eclipse
enfeeblement
enjoin
evaporate
exhaustion
fade
fail
failing
failure
fall
fall away
fall off
fall-off
falling-off
falloff
flag
flagging
flameout
flop
forbear
forbid
foreswear
forgo
forswear
gainsay
give out
go down
go downhill
go to pot
go to seed
go to the dogs
hang
hanging
havoc
heel
hill
hinder
hit the skids
hold
hollow
humiliation
ignore
impede
incline
keep
lag
languish
lapse
lean
lessen
lessening
let up
limping
list
lose value
loss
lower
lowering
meltdown
moderate
molder
nadir
negate
negative
nix
nose-dive
not accept
not hear of
not think of
obstruct
on the skids
overrule
pall
pass
pass on
pass up
phase down
pine
pitch
plummet
plunge
pratfall
prohibit
proscribe
putrefy
rebuff
rebut
recall
recant
recede
recession
recline
reduce
reduction
refrain
refuse
refute
regress
regression
reject
relapse
relax
relent
remit
renege
renounce
repel
repress
reprobate
repudiate
restrain
restrict
retract
retreat
retrenchment
retrograde
return
reversal
revert
revoke
rot
rotting
ruin
ruination
run down
run to seed
sag
scorn
scout
send regrets
senility
set
setback
settle
shoot down
shortening
shrink
shrinkage
shy
sink
skid
skids
slacken
slant
slide
slip
slope
slump
sour
spoil
spoiling
spurn
step-down
stick
subside
subtraction
sunset
take back
taper
taper off
throw out
throw over
tilt
tip
tumble
turn down
turn thumbs down
undermine
undoing
unsay
vanish
veto
wane
waning
weaken
weakening
wilt
withdraw
withhold
worsen
worsening

Antonyms for decline

accede
accept
acclivity
accomplishment
accord
accretion
accrual
accumulate
accumulation
achievement
acquiesce
addendum
addition
adopt
advance
advancement
afford
aggrandizement
agree
allow
ameliorate
appear
approve
arise
ascend
ascent
assent
augmentation
authorize
balloon
better
betterment
blossoming
blow up
boost
bourgeon
build
burgeon
choose
climb
comeback
commission
concede
condone
consent
continuation
continue
countenance
develop
development
distend
elongate
embrace
emerge
enhance
enhancement
enlarge
enlargement
enrich
escalate
espouse
even
evolution
exaltation
expand
extend
extension
flatten
flourish
flourishing
flower
flowering
fortify
furnish
gain
give
glacis
go along
go up
grade
gradient
grant
grow
growth
handpick
headway
heighten
heightening
heyday
hill
improve
improvement
inclination
incline
increase
increment
indulge
intensify
invigoration
lean
lengthen
let
level
licence
license
lift
march
meliorate
mount
mushroom
ok
okay
perfection
permit
pick up
pitch
plane
prime
proceed
progress
provide
raise
rake
rally
reach
receive
recovery
recuperation
rehabilitation
rejuvenation
rejuvenescence
renewal
restoration
revitalization
rise
sanction
say yes
select
show up
smooth
snapback
snowball
soar
spike
step-up
straighten
strength
strengthen
strengthening
success
supplement
supply
support
swallow
swell
take
tilt
tolerate
up
upgrade
uphill
uprise
upsweep
upswing
uptick
uptrend
upturn
vouchsafe
want
warrant
wax
welcome
win

Meanings of decline

noun
1. Downward movement, fall.
2. A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
3. A weakening.
4. A reduction or diminution of activity.
5. The act of declining or refusing something.
verb
1. To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
2. To become weaker or worse.
3. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
4. To cause to decrease or diminish.
5. To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
6. To refuse, forbear.
7. (grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
8. (by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
9. To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.

Example Sentences

The company's profits began to decline after the new regulations were enforced.
She had to politely decline the invitation due to a scheduling conflict.
There has been a noticeable decline in air quality over the past decade.
As the sun began to decline, the sky turned shades of orange and pink.
He chose to decline the job offer, feeling it wasn’t the right fit for him.

On this page you'll find 489 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decline, such as: abasement, abate, abatement, abjure, abstain, accede, accept.

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