📉decline

verb
/dɪˈklaɪn/

Meaning

To refuse politely or to decrease in strength, quality, or number.
a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, or quality; deterioration
To become smaller, fewer, or less; to decrease gradually.

Example Sentences

She declined the invitation to the party.

The decline in air quality became noticeable after the factory opened nearby.

The unemployment rate continues to decline.

Example Expressions

on the decline

Synonyms

refuse, reject, deteriorate, weaken, decrease, deterioration, reduction, downfall, reduce, fall, drop, diminish, lessen
Entry 1
refuse, reject, deteriorate, weaken, decrease
Entry 2
deterioration, decrease, reduction, downfall
Entry 3
decrease, reduce, fall, drop, diminish, lessen

Antonyms

accept, rise, increase, improvement, growth, grow, expand, escalate, surge
Entry 1
accept, rise, increase
Entry 2
improvement, increase, growth, rise
Entry 3
increase, rise, grow, expand, escalate, surge

Collocations

decline an offer, decline sharply, economic decline, decline in sales, gradual decline, steep decline
Entry 1
decline an offer, decline sharply, economic decline, decline in sales
Entry 2
economic decline, gradual decline, steep decline

More Example Sentences

I have to politely decline, as my schedule is fully booked.

Otherwise corruption increases and the society faces decline.

I think this series was brilliant in its first season but declined in quality afterwards.

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing earning the respect and admiration of everyone who hears the story.

Related Vocabularies

to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to honor with religious rites
to put into action or motion; to motivate or activate
to make into law; to perform or act out
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