Antonyms for declining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-klahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈklaɪn |
Definition of declining
Origin :- early 14c., "deterioration, degeneration," from Old French declin (see decline (v.)).
- verb say no
- verb lessen, become less
- verb descend
- Could she, thus doomed, resolve on declining her brother's offer?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The sun set, and the light of thine eyes replaced not the declining day.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- But I found very little, for it was in a bad and declining way.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- This was more than I could have expected from my advanced age and declining health.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- During the last year of this service his health was declining.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- The lady foresaw the inevitable doom of her declining years.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "You are very kind," said Hodden, but he did not make any show of declining the offer.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- Let me tell you, the happiness of these children will be the happiness of my declining years.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- Your parents are now declining fast under the weight of years and infirmity.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- In her declining years she made a few other fortunes in the United States.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
Synonyms for declining
- abate
- abjure
- abstain
- avoid
- backslide
- balk
- beg to be excused
- bypass
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- demur
- deny
- depreciate
- desist
- deteriorate
- diminish
- dip
- disapprove
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- dismiss
- don't buy
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- forbear
- forgo
- gainsay
- go down
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- nix
- not accept
- not hear of
- not think of
- pass on
- pine
- recede
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- relapse
- renounce
- reprobate
- repudiate
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- send regrets
- set
- settle
- shrink
- shy
- sink
- slant
- slide
- slope
- spurn
- subside
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
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