decline (n.)
- abatement
- age
- arrears
- backsliding
- balk
- bank
- bate
- bracket
- break
- bypass
- cadence
- cant
- careen
- catenary
- cave
- cessation
- childishness
- chuck
- climb
- close
- closing
- collapse
- comedown
- conjugate
- crash
- cut
- debasement
- debility
- decadence
- decadency
- decay
- deceleration
- declension
- declination
- declivity
- decrease
- decrescendo
- defalcation
- default
- defectiveness
- deficit
- deflation
- deformation
- degeneracy
- degenerate
- degeneration
- degradation
- delinquency
- demotion
- demur
- depravation
- depreciation
- depression
- derogation
- descent
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devitalization
- devolution
- die
- diminuendo
- diminution
- dip
- discard
- discount
- disdain
- disregard
- dissent
- dive
- dodder
- dotage
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhill
- downswing
- downturn
- droop
- drop
- dwindling
- dying
- ebb
- ebbing
- fade
- fading
- failing
- failure
- faint
- fall
- falloff
- flag
- flop
- flurry
- flutter
- forbear
- founder
- go
- grade
- hang
- hanging
- high
- homestretch
- ignore
- imperfection
- inadequacy
- incline
- inferiority
- insufficiency
- involution
- jib
- keel
- lack
- lag
- lapse
- lean
- lessening
- list
- loss
- low
- lower
- lowering
- mark
- negative
- par
- pare
- parity
- peak
- pine
- pitch
- plop
- plummet
- plump
- plunge
- point
- price
- quotation
- rake
- rally
- rebuff
- reduction
- refrain
- refuse
- regression
- reject
- relapse
- remission
- reprobate
- repulse
- retreat
- retrogression
- return
- rise
- rot
- sag
- scout
- scruple
- senility
- set
- settle
- shake
- shave
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- shrink
- shy
- sink
- slant
- slash
- slide
- slip
- slippage
- slope
- slouch
- slowdown
- slump
- stick
- submergence
- subsidence
- swag
- sway
- tilt
- tip
- totter
- trim
- underage
- veto
- wane
- waning
- want
- waste
- weakening
- weakness
- wear
- wilt
- wither
- worsening
- wrinkle
- yield
decline (v.)
- abate
- abjure
- ablate
- abstain
- age
- analyze
- ascend
- avoid
- backslide
- balk
- bank
- bate
- boggle
- bracket
- break
- bypass
- cant
- careen
- cave
- cheapen
- chuck
- climb
- close
- collapse
- conjugate
- consume
- contemn
- contradict
- corrode
- crash
- crumble
- cut
- decay
- decrease
- decrescendo
- default
- deflate
- degenerate
- deliquesce
- demur
- deny
- depreciate
- descend
- despise
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die
- diminish
- dip
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discard
- disclaim
- discount
- disdain
- disintegrate
- dismiss
- disown
- disregard
- dissent
- dive
- dodder
- downgrade
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- erode
- except
- exclude
- fade
- fail
- faint
- fall
- flag
- flop
- flump
- flurry
- flutter
- forbear
- forgo
- forswear
- founder
- gainsay
- go
- grade
- hang
- high
- hyphenate
- ignore
- incline
- inflect
- jib
- keel
- lack
- lag
- languish
- lapse
- lean
- lessen
- list
- loss
- low
- lower
- mark
- negate
- negative
- par
- pare
- parse
- peak
- pine
- pitch
- plop
- plummet
- plump
- plunge
- point
- price
- punctuate
- rake
- rally
- rebuff
- recant
- recede
- reduce
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- relapse
- renounce
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- repulse
- retire
- retreat
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rise
- rot
- sag
- scout
- scruple
- set
- settle
- shake
- shave
- shelve
- shrink
- shrivel
- shy
- sidle
- sink
- slant
- slash
- slide
- slip
- slope
- slouch
- slump
- spurn
- stick
- stickle
- submerge
- subside
- swag
- sway
- tilt
- tip
- totter
- trim
- uprise
- veto
- waive
- wane
- want
- waste
- weaken
- wear
- wilt
- withdraw
- wither
- worsen
- wrinkle
- yield
