decline

Meanings

• change toward something smaller or lower
• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
• a downward slope or bend
• grow worse;
• refuse to accept;
• show unwillingness towards;
• "he declined to join the group on a hike"
• grow smaller;
• go down;
• "The roof declines here"
• go down in value;
• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,
• "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
• DECLINE v -CLINED, -CLINING, -CLINES to refuse

Synonyms

• diminution
• declination
• decay
• descent
• declivity
• fall
• declension
• downslope
• worsen
• refuse
• reject
• pass up
• turn down
• go down
• wane
• slump
• correct

Scrabble Score: 10

decline is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

decline is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

decline is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

decline is a valid Words With Friends word

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