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DECLINED Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word declined. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word declined. (close relations)
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declinedeclining

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dismissed
verbv
adjective satellite

• having lost your job

ignored
verbv
adjective satellite

• disregarded

rejected
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

spurned
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

denied
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

disapproved
verbv
verb

• consider bad or wrong

• deem wrong or inappropriate

nixed
verbv
noun

• a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

verb

• command against

rebuffed
verbv
noun

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

• an instance of driving away or warding off

verb

• reject outright and bluntly

• force or drive back

refused
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

repelled
verbv
verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• force or drive back

• reject outright and bluntly

• fill with distaste

repudiated
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

shunned
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

snubbed
verbv
noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

adjective satellite

• unusually short

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• reject outright and bluntly

vetoed
verbv
noun

• a vote that blocks a decision

• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• command against

declination
nounn
noun

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a downward slope or bend

• (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere

• a polite refusal of an invitation

refuse
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

correct
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

• correct in opinion or judgment

adjective satellite

• socially right or correct

• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

verb

• make right or correct

• make reparations or amends for

• censure severely

• adjust for

• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

• fall in value

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• treat a defect

decay
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

verb

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

declension
nounn
noun

• the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

• process of changing to an inferior state

• a downward slope or bend

• a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

declivity
nounn
noun

• a downward slope or bend

Best Hypernyms For DECLINED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for declined, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
decrease decrement fall condition descend diminish drop incline inflect lessen react respond side status turn
Phrases (3)
change statecome downgo down

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