Decline
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIP
A brief swim in water

SAG
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

EBB
The outward flow of the tide

NIX
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

4 letters

FALL
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

SLIP
A socially awkward or tactless act

WANE
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

FADE
Gradually ceasing to be visible

SINK
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

5 letters

LAPSE
A mistake resulting from inattention

SPURN
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

SAYNO

SLIDE
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

ABATE
Make less active or intense

SAYNO

DECAY
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

LETUP
A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

SLUMP
Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

6 letters

GODOWN
(in India and Malaysia) a warehouse

REJECT
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

RECEDE
Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

OPTOUT
Choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"

PASSUP
Refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

REFUSE
Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

7 letters

ATROPHY
Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

GOSOUTH

RUNDOWN
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

DESCENT
The act of changing your location in a downward direction

CORRECT
Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

8 letters

DOWNTURN
A worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

TURNDOWN
The act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"

LANGUISH
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

9 letters

DECLIVITY
A downward slope or bend

DOWNSLOPE
A downward slope or bend

10 letters

DIMINUTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something

DECLENSION
A downward slope or bend

DEGENERATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

11 letters

GOTOTHEDOGS
Become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured"

SENDREGRETS

DETERIORATE
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

DECLINATION
A polite refusal of an invitation

DEGRADATION
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

12 letters

DEGENERATION
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities