Legal Definition and Related Resources of Decline
Meaning of Decline
Synonyms of Decline
(Fall), verb
- come down
- decay
- degenerate
- deteriorate
- drop
- drop in strength
- ebb
- fall
- lapse
- stoop
- trend downward
- wane
- wither Associated Concepts: decline in price
(Reject), verb
- abnegate
- abstain
- eschew
- excuse oneself
- hold back
- rebuff
- recusare
- refuse
- refuse to accept
- renounce
- renueve
- repel
- repudiate
- resist
- spurn
- turn away
- turn down
- veto
- Associated Concepts: decline an appointment
- decline to accept an offer
noun
- abatement
- act of crumbling
- act of dwindling
- act of falling away
- act of lessening
- act of losing ground
- act of shrinking
- act of slipping back
- act of wasting away
- act of weakening
- act of worsening
- atrophy
- backward step
- cheapening
- collapse
- consumption
- contraction
- corrosion
- corruption
- decadency
- decay
- decrease
- decrement
- decrepitude
- decurrence
- deflation
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- deminutio
- depreciation
- descension
- descent
- deterioration
- devaluation
- dilapidation
- diminishing
- dissolution
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhill
- downtrend
- downturn
- downward inclination
- downward incline
- downward trend
- drop
- ebb
- enfeeblement
- erosion
- failing
- fall
- falling away
- fallingoff
- gradual crumbling
- gradual impairment
- lessening
- loss
- loss of value
- lowering
- marcescence
- péjoration
- period of decrease
- plunge
- recession
- regress
- regression
- relapse
- retreat
- retroaction
- rétrogradation
- retrogression
- reversion
- ruin
- setback
- shrinkage
- sinkage
- sinking
- slump
- subsidence
- wane Associated Concepts: spoilage
- waste
- setback
- shrinkage
- sinkage
- sinking
- slump
- subsidence
- wane Associated Concepts: spoilage
- waste
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