Decline Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-klīn
To refuse
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refuse
  2. reject
  3. turn down
  4. spurn
  5. dismiss
  6. beg to be excused
  7. repudiate
  8. send regrets
  9. nix
  10. pass-up
To decrease
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. worsen
  2. wane
  3. diminish
  4. atrophy
  5. degenerate
  6. descend
  7. deteriorate
  8. dwindle
  9. go down
  10. retrograde
  11. sink
  12. fade
To deteriorate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fail
  2. degenerate
  3. sink
  4. weaken
  5. decay
  6. deteriorate
  7. fade
  8. languish
  9. slump
  10. refuse
  11. wane
  12. abstain
  13. bend
  14. cheapen
  15. chute
  16. decadence
  17. declivity
  18. decrease
  19. flag
  20. depression
  21. descend
  22. descent
  23. deterioration
  24. deviate
  25. diminish
  26. dip
  27. downslide
  28. droop
  29. drop
  30. dwindle
  31. ebb
  32. failure
  33. fall
  34. forbear
  35. incline
  36. lapse
  37. lean
  38. waste
  39. lessen
  40. lower
  41. recession
  42. backslide
  43. regress
  44. reject
  45. relapse
  46. renege
  47. repudiate
  48. retrocede
  49. retrograde
  50. retrogress
  51. sag
  52. shrink
  53. shun
  54. slant
  55. slide
  56. slip
  57. slope
  58. stoop
  59. stray
  60. wilt
  61. withdraw
  62. correct
Antonyms:
  1. increase
  2. accept
  3. advancement
  4. improvement
  5. progress
  6. better
  7. rise
  8. ascent
  9. betterment
  10. go up
  11. ascend
  12. improve
  13. say yes
A marked loss of strength or effectiveness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. declination
  2. deterioration
  3. failure
To refuse politely:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refuse
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. decadent
  2. declining
  3. involutional

Words Related to Decline

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Decline Sentence Examples

  • She was inclined to decline his offer.

  • How could I decline without sounding like a total turd?

  • I tried to decline but he insisted I eat so I complied.

  • In the third place it was marked by a decline of good government in Rome.

  • Friends and relations advised Nicholas to decline the inheritance.

More Sentences