decline

Meanings

• change toward something smaller or lower
• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
• a downward slope or bend
• grow worse
• refuse to accept
• show unwillingness towards
  • "he declined to join the group on a hike"
• grow smaller
• go down
  • "The roof declines here"
• go down in value
• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,
  • "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

Synonyms

correct, decay, declension, declination, declivity, descent, diminution, downslope, fall, go down, pass up, refuse, reject, slump, turn down, wane, worsen