Antonyms for de cline

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dih-klahyn

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈklaɪn

Definition of de cline

Origin : late 14c., "to turn aside, deviate," from Old French decliner "to sink, decline, degenerate, turn aside," from Latin declinare "to lower, avoid, deviate, to bend from, inflect," from de- "from" (see de-) + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Sense has been altered since c.1400 by interpretation of de- as "downward." Meaning "not to consent, politely refuse," is from 1630s. Related: Declined; declining.

As in lapse : noun backsliding
As in atrophy : noun wasting away, disintegration
As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
As in slowdown : noun slacking off; gradual decrease
As in twilight : noun onset of darkness at end of day
As in abatement : noun lessening
As in lessening : noun decrease
As in retrogression : noun deterioration
As in senility : noun old age
As in free fall : noun rapid decline or descent
As in toboggan : noun long sled
As in declension : noun deterioration
As in declination : noun refusal
As in declination : noun deterioration
As in decrement : noun decrease
As in degeneration : noun deterioration
As in devaluation : noun depreciation
As in gloaming : noun evening
As in insolvency : noun failure
As in nonfeasance : noun failure
As in nosedive : noun fall
As in putrefaction : noun decay
As in putrescence : noun decay
As in putridness : noun decay
As in recidivation : noun lapse
As in recidivism : noun lapse
As in slackening : noun let-up
As in spoilage : noun decay
As in subsidence : noun let-up
As in unsuccess : noun failure
As in unsuccessfulness : noun failure
As in vesper : noun evening
As in comedown : noun letdown, blow
As in cutback : noun decrease
As in decadence : noun perversion; deterioration of morality
As in decay : noun breaking down, collapse
As in decline : noun lessening
As in decline : noun downward change in value, position
As in decrease : noun diminishing, lessening
As in degeneracy : noun decay, deterioration
As in degradation : noun depravity, shame
As in descent : noun moving down; lowering
As in descent : noun deterioration
As in deterioration : noun decay, degeneration
As in diminution : noun lessening, reduction
As in downgrade : noun slope
As in downturn : noun drop
As in drop : noun decrease
As in eclipse : noun shadowing of the sun
As in entropy : noun deterioration
As in evening : noun latter part of a day
As in failure : noun lack of success
As in fall : noun descent; lowering
As in angle : noun shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
As in anticlimax : noun ineffective conclusion
As in languish : verb droop; become dull, listless
As in lapse : verb become void; fall back into previous pattern
As in abate : verb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
As in lean : verb bend, angle toward
As in lessen : verb lower, reduce
As in loathe : verb dislike strongly
As in lose : verb be defeated
As in moderate : verb restrain, control
As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
As in pass : verb decide not to do
As in plummet : verb fall hard and fast
As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
As in refuse : verb deny; say no
As in reject : verb say no to
As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
As in repel : verb push away; repulse
As in repudiate : verb reject; turn one's back on
As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
As in rot : verb corrode, deteriorate
As in rust : verb corrode
As in sag : verb droop
As in settle : verb come to rest; fall
As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
As in sink : verb fall in, go under
As in sink : verb deteriorate
As in slant : verb angle off, slope
As in spurn : verb turn away; ignore
As in stagnate : verb deteriorate by lack of action
As in subside : verb die down; decrease
As in turn down : verb reject
As in veto : verb refuse permission
As in wane : verb diminish, lessen
As in waste : verb spend or use without thought; dwindle
As in weaken : verb reduce the strength of
As in wear : verb corrode, use
As in worsen : verb diminish, decay
As in cheapen : verb diminish worth
As in devolve : verb deteriorate
As in glissade : verb glide
As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
As in peter : verb decrease
As in retrocede : verb recede
As in submerse : verb sink
As in come down : verb worsen
As in contract : verb condense
As in contract : verb catch disease
As in crack up : verb break down mentally
As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble
As in abnegate : verb renounce
As in decline : verb say no
As in decline : verb lessen, become less
As in decline : verb descend
As in decrease : verb grow less or make less
As in degenerate : verb decay, deteriorate
As in descend : verb move down, lower a
As in age : verb become older
As in deteriorate : verb decay, degenerate
As in die : verb wither, dwindle
As in diminish : verb become or cause to be less
As in dip : verb lower, descend
As in disclaim : verb deny
As in disintegrate : verb fall apart; reduce to pieces
As in dismiss : verb send away, remove; free
As in disobey : verb disregard rules; refuse to conform
As in dissent : verb disagree
As in dissolve : verb disappear, disintegrate
As in distort : verb deform; falsify
As in drain : verb seep, discharge liquid
As in droop : verb hang down; languish
As in drop : verb let go of; fall
As in drop off : verb decrease
As in dwindle : verb waste away; taper off
As in evade : verb get away from
As in fade : verb dwindle, die out
As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
As in fall : verb descend; become lower
As in forbear : verb resist the temptation to
As in glide : verb move smoothly and quickly on a surface
As in go : verb die, collapse
As in go down : verb lose, fall

Synonyms for de cline

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