- decline
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. droop, slant, slope; decadence, wasting, aging, deterioration. —v. worsen, slump; refuse, turn down (an offer). See oldness, age, refusal, descent, weakness, recession.II(Roget's IV) n. v.1. [To refuse]Syn. reject, turn down, beg to be excused, send regrets; see refuse .2. [To decrease]Syn. diminish, wane, dwindle, fade; see decrease 1 .3. [To sink slowly]4. [To deteriorate]See Synonym Study at refuse .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.1. refuse turn down, reject, forgo, spurn, pass on, demur, *turn thumbs down.2. wane degenerate, deteriorate, lessen, weaken, diminish, ebb, peter out, die out, slump, decay, sink, backslide.3. slope slant, incline, pitch.ANT.: 1. accept, take. 2. grow, wax, riseIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive: dismiss, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down. Slang: nix. Idiom: turn thumbs down on. See ACCEPT. 2. To slope downward: descend, dip, drop, fall, pitch, sink. See RISE. 3. To become lower in quality, character, or condition: atrophy, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink, worsen. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs. See BETTER. 4. To lose strength or power: degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag2, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. Informal: fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See STRONG, INCREASE. II noun 1. Descent to a lower level or condition: atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration. See BETTER. 2. A marked loss of strength or effectiveness: declination, deterioration, failure. See INCREASE. 3. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See INCREASE. 4. A downward slope or distance: declivity, descent, drop, fall, pitch. See RISE.
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