Syn: down(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. going from better to worse.
Syn: deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde,
retrogressive.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. becoming less or smaller; as, declining powers of body and
mind. Opposite of {increasing}.
Syn: eroding.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. drawing to an end; waning; as, his declining years. [prenominal] [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
declining — UK [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] US adjective becoming less or worse the declining audience for shows like this declining standards in educational achievement Thesaurus: words used to describe increases and decreaseshyponym to increase, or to increase… … Useful english dictionary
declining — index decadent, old, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
declining — de|clin|ing [ dı klaınıŋ ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY becoming less or worse: the declining audience for shows like this declining standards in educational achievement someone s declining years the years of someone s life when they are old and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
declining — UK [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] / US adjective becoming less or worse the declining audience for shows like this declining standards in educational achievement • someone s declining years … English dictionary
declining — /dəˈklaɪnɪng/ (say duh kluyning) adjective 1. going down: the declining sun. 2. diminishing in strength, vigour, intensity, etc.: a declining force. –phrase 3. one s declining years, old age … Australian-English dictionary
Declining — Decline De*cline , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Declining}.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink, decline (a noun), F. d[ e]cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L. declinare to turn aside, inflect (a part of speech), avoid; de + … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
declining — adjective Date: 1593 of or relating to the period during which something is deteriorating or nearing its end < her declining years > … New Collegiate Dictionary
declining — adj. Declining is used with these nouns: ↑demand, ↑economy, ↑fortune, ↑health, ↑importance, ↑industry, ↑number, ↑profit, ↑profitability, ↑proportion, ↑standard, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
declining — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, aging, chucking, chucking out, collapsing, coming apart, contempt, contractive, contradiction, cracking, crumbling, decadent, deciduous, declension, declination, declinature,… … Moby Thesaurus
declining — adj. decreasing, waning, weakening, dwindling de·cline || dɪ klaɪn n. sinking, decrease, ebb; downward slope, descent v. refuse; go down, decrease; conjugate (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
