declined

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

declined

/dɪˈklaɪnd/

Rhymes with -aɪnd

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of decline

adjective more declined · most declined

Directed obliquely.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: deteriorating, down, dying, falling, failing, retrograde, regressing, retrogressive, regressive, decreasing, abated, abstained, apologized, attenuated, been, contracted

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"declined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/declined. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

declined. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/declined

Chicago

"declined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/declined.

BibTeX

@misc{declined_2026,
  title = {declined},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/declined},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}