declines

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  decline 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  decline 
 
  Sense  1 
  worsen,  decline 
  =>  inflame 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
  =>  deprive,  impoverish 
  =>  fail 
  =>  tumble 
  =>  slip,  drop  off  drop  away  fall  away 
  =>  suffer 
  =>  suffer,  lose 
  =>  regress,  retrograde,  retrogress 
  =>  turn  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline 
  =>  dishonor,  dishonour 
  =>  bounce 
 
  Sense  3 
  refuse,  decline 
  =>  reject,  spurn,  freeze  off  scorn,  pooh-pooh,  disdain,  turn  down 
  =>  contract  out 
  =>  regret 
  =>  disobey 
 
  Sense  4 
  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  dip 
  =>  wear  on 
  =>  drop 
 
  Sense  5 
  decline 
  =>  dip,  sink 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  decline 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  decline 
 
  Sense  1 
  worsen,  decline 
  =>  inflame 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
  =>  wan 
  =>  contract,  take  get 
  =>  catch 
  =>  catch  cold 
  =>  canker 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
  =>  tire,  pall,  weary,  fatigue,  jade 
  =>  poop  out  peter  out  run  down  run  out  conk  out 
  =>  retire,  withdraw 
  =>  chicken  out  back  off  pull  out  back  down  bow  out 
  =>  resile 
  =>  languish,  fade 
  =>  waste,  rot 
  =>  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate 
  =>  deprive,  impoverish 
  =>  disestablish 
  =>  fail 
  =>  tumble 
  =>  slip,  drop  off  drop  away  fall  away 
  =>  lapse,  backslide 
  =>  suffer 
  =>  suffer,  lose 
  =>  regress,  retrograde,  retrogress 
  =>  fall  back  lose,  drop  off  fall  behind,  recede 
  =>  turn  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline 
  =>  dishonor,  dishonour 
  =>  bounce 
 
  Sense  3 
  refuse,  decline 
  =>  reject,  spurn,  freeze  off  scorn,  pooh-pooh,  disdain,  turn  down 
  =>  rebuff,  snub,  brush  off  repel 
  =>  contract  out 
  =>  regret 
  =>  disobey 
  =>  sit  in 
  =>  sabotage,  undermine,  countermine,  counteract,  subvert,  weaken 
  =>  derail 
  =>  resist,  balk,  baulk,  jib 
 
  Sense  4 
  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  dip 
  =>  wear  on 
  =>  drop 
  =>  slump,  fall  off  sink 
  =>  tumble 
 
  Sense  5 
  decline 
  =>  dip,  sink 
  =>  subside 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  decline 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  decline 
 
  6  senses  of  decline 
 
  Sense  1 
  worsen,  decline 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline 
 
  Sense  3 
  refuse,  decline 
 
  Sense  4 
  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Sense  5 
  decline 
  =>  drop 
 
  Sense  6 
  decline 
  =>  inflect 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  decline 
 
  decline  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  decline 
 
  Sense  1 
  worsen,  decline 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  refuse,  decline 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  decline 
  =>  drop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  decline 
  =>  inflect 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  decline 
  decline 
  decline  in  quality 
 
  Overview  of  noun  decline 
 
  The  noun  decline  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  decline  diminution  --  (change  toward  something  smaller  or  lower) 
  2.  (2)  decline  --  (a  condition  inferior  to  an  earlier  condition) 
  3.  (1)  decay,  decline  --  (a  gradual  decrease;  as  of  stored  charge  or  current) 
  4.  descent,  declivity,  fall,  decline  declension,  downslope  --  (a  downward  slope) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  decline 
 
  The  verb  decline  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  worsen,  decline  --  (grow  worse;  "Conditions  in  the  slum  worsened") 
  2.  (4)  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline  --  (refuse  to  accept  "He  refused  my  offer  of  hospitality") 
  3.  (4)  refuse,  decline  --  (show  unwillingness  towards) 
  4.  (2)  decline  go  down  wane  --  (grow  smaller;  "Interest  in  the  project  waned") 
  5.  decline  --  (go  down) 
  6.  decline  --  (of  nouns,  pronouns,  and  adjectives) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  decline 
 
  The  noun  decline  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  decline  diminution  --  (change  toward  something  smaller  or  lower) 
  2.  (2)  decline  --  (a  condition  inferior  to  an  earlier  condition) 
  3.  (1)  decay,  decline  --  (a  gradual  decrease;  as  of  stored  charge  or  current) 
  4.  descent,  declivity,  fall,  decline  declension,  downslope  --  (a  downward  slope) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  decline 
 
  The  verb  decline  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  worsen,  decline  --  (grow  worse;  "Conditions  in  the  slum  worsened") 
  2.  (4)  refuse,  reject,  pass  up  turn  down  decline  --  (refuse  to  accept  "He  refused  my  offer  of  hospitality") 
  3.  (4)  refuse,  decline  --  (show  unwillingness  towards) 
  4.  (2)  decline  go  down  wane  --  (grow  smaller;  "Interest  in  the  project  waned") 
  5.  decline  --  (go  down) 
  6.  decline  --  (of  nouns,  pronouns,  and  adjectives) 

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