declines

The word “declines” has 2 syllables: de-clines

It's pronounced as /dɪˈklaɪnz/

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In the thesaurus, “declines” has 251 synonyms and 146 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for declines

abasements
abatements
abates
abjures
alleviates
angles
atrophies
avoids
backs down
backs off
backtracks
bans
basins
blows off
bottoms
breakdowns
breaks down
breakups
burnouts
bypasses
cants
checks
cocks
collapses
comedowns
compresses
condenses
constrains
constricts
contracts
contradicts
controverts
corrupts
crashes
craters
crumbles
curbs
curtailments
cutbacks
cuts
dark ages
de-escalates
de-escalations
debasements
debilitates
decadences
decays
decimations
declensions
declinations
declivities
decomposes
decompositions
decreases
decrements
deductions
defeats
deflates
deflations
degeneracies
degenerates
degenerations
degradations
degrades
demises
demolishments
demolitions
denies
dents
depletions
depreciations
depressions
descends
descents
deselects
desolations
destructions
deteriorates
deteriorations
detours
devolutions
devolves
dilapidates
diminishes
diminishments
diminutions
dips
disallows
disappointments
disapproves
disavows
disclaims
disdains
disgraces
disintegrates
disintegrations
dismisses
disowns
disproves
disputes
dissolutions
dives
downfalls
downgrades
downhills
downs
downsizes
downslides
downtrends
downturns
droops
drop-offs
drops
dwindles
eases
ebbs
eclipses
enjoins
evaporates
fails
falloffs
falls
falls away
flags
flameouts
forbears
forbids
foreswears
forswears
gainsays
gives out
goes to pot
goes to seed
hangings
hangs
havoc
heels
hinders
holds
hollows
humiliations
ignores
impedes
inclines
keeps
lags
languishes
leans
lessens
lets up
lists
losses
lowers
meltdowns
moderates
molders
nadirs
negates
negatives
nixes
nose-dives
obstructs
overrules
palls
passes
passes up
phases down
plummets
plunges
prohibits
proscribes
putrefies
rebuffs
rebuts
recalls
recants
recedes
reclines
reduces
reductions
refuses
refutes
regresses
rejects
relaxes
relents
remits
reneges
renounces
repels
represses
reprobates
repudiates
restrains
restricts
retracts
retreats
retrenchments
retrogrades
reversals
revokes
rots
ruinations
ruins
runs down
runs to seed
sags
scorns
scouts
setbacks
shoots down
shortenings
shrinkages
shrinks
sinks
skids
slackens
slants
slips
slopes
slumps
sours
spoils
spurns
step downs
step-downs
stepdowns
sticks
subsides
subtractions
sunsets
takes back
tapers
tapers off
throws out
throws over
tilts
tips
tumbles
turns down
undermines
undoings
unsays
vanishes
vetoes
wanes
weakens
wilts
withdraws
withholds
worsens

Antonyms for declines

accedes
accepts
acclivities
accords
accretions
accruals
accumulates
accumulations
acquiesces
addenda
addendums
additions
adopts
advancements
advances
affords
aggrandizements
agrees
allows
ameliorates
appears
approves
arises
ascends
ascents
assents
augmentations
authorizes
balloons
betters
blows up
boosts
bourgeons
builds
burgeons
chooses
climbs
commissions
concedes
condones
consents
continuations
countenances
developments
develops
distends
elongates
embraces
emerges
enhancements
enhances
enlargements
enlarges
enriches
escalates
espouses
evens
evolutions
exaltations
expands
extensions
flattens
flowerings
flowers
fortifies
furnishes
gains
gives
glacis
grades
gradients
grants
grows
growths
handpicks
headways
heightens
heydays
hills
improves
inclinations
inclines
increases
increments
intensifies
leans
lengthens
lets
levels
licences
licenses
lifts
marches
meliorates
mounts
mushrooms
okays
oks
permits
picks up
pitches
planes
primes
proceeds
progresses
provides
raises
rakes
receives
renewals
restorations
revitalizations
rises
sanctions
selects
shows up
smoothes
smooths
snowballs
soars
spikes
step ups
step-ups
straightens
strengthens
supplements
supplies
supports
swallows
swells
takes
tilts
tolerates
upgrades
uphills
uprises
ups
upsweeps
upswings
upticks
uptrends
upturns
vouchsafes
warrants
waxes
welcomes

Meanings of declines

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 report shows how the economy declines during periods of political instability.
She usually declines invitations that interfere with her family time.
As the sun declines, the shadows grow longer across the field.
He declines any assistance, preferring to solve problems on his own.
The quality of service often declines when a company expands too quickly.

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