decline: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of decline
noun
- countable, uncountable
Downward movement, fall.
Example: The aircraft went into a sudden decline before the pilot regained control.
- countable, uncountable
A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
Example: After taking a right from that turn a decline will come into view.
- countable, uncountable
A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
Example: He has experienced a sudden decline in his health.
- countable, uncountable
A reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity.
Example: Population decline is a major concern.
Listed forms: declines.
Source: Wiktionary — decline.
verb
- intransitive
To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
Example: The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
- intransitive
To become weaker or worse.
Example: My health declined in winter.
- transitive
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- transitive
To cause to decrease or diminish.
Listed forms: declines, declining, declined, glossary, declinest.
Source: Wiktionary — decline.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for decline.
noun
change toward something smaller or lower
noun
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
noun
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
noun
a downward slope or bend
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is decline in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of decline
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of decline
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from decline
55 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in decline. Showing up to 24, longest first.