decline

decline
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noun
ADJECTIVE
catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial
precipitous, sharp, steep
rapid, sudden
gentle, modest, slight
gradual, slow
continuing, progressive, steady, sustained

a steady decline in manufacturing

general, long-term, overall
absolute, inevitable, inexorable, irreversible, terminal

an industry in terminal decline

economic, industrial, moral, political, urban

the moral decline of the nation

mental, physical
population, price
national
seasonal
age-related
VERB + DECLINE
experience, fall into, go into, suffer

The cloth trade went into gradual decline.

cause, lead to

The increased price of gold led to the decline of his business.

arrest, halt, stem, stop

We must halt this decline in standards.

slow
prevent
reverse
offset
accelerate, hasten
see, witness

We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.

lament

They lament the decline of old-fashioned communities.

DECLINE + VERB
occur

Most of the decline occurred in the 1990s.

begin
PREPOSITION
in decline

The industry is still in decline.

on the decline

His career has been on the decline for some years now.

decline in

a steep decline in sales

decline of

the decline of small farming communities

PHRASES
the decline and fall of sth

the decline and fall of a great civilization

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verb
1 become smaller/weaker
ADVERB
considerably, dramatically, drastically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially

The economy has declined sharply in recent years.

somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
fast, quickly, rapidly

The market for these products is declining fast.

steadily
gradually, slowly
further
PREPOSITION
by

Profits declined by 6% this year.

from, to

The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.

PHRASES
decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.

This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.

2 refuse
ADVERB
politely, respectfully
Decline is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑asset, ↑attendance, ↑catch, ↑confidence, ↑consumption, ↑demand, ↑density, ↑economy, ↑employment, ↑enrolment, ↑fortune, ↑income, ↑index, ↑industry, ↑inequality, ↑investment, ↑market, ↑morale, ↑number, ↑percentage, ↑popularity, ↑population, ↑productivity, ↑profit, ↑proportion, ↑rate, ↑receipt, ↑return, ↑sale, ↑size, ↑standing, ↑stock, ↑strength, ↑tourism, ↑trade, ↑unemployment, ↑value, ↑yield
Decline is used with these nouns as the object: ↑comment, ↑invitation, ↑noun, ↑offer, ↑participation, ↑per cent, ↑point, ↑request

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