01 adj. decreasing; as, steadily declining incomes.
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1.
decreasing; as, steadily declining incomes.
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2.
going from better to worse.
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3.
becoming less or smaller; as, declining powers of body and mind. Opposite of increasing.
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4.
drawing to an end; waning; as, his declining years.[prenominal]
Syn.
down(prenominal). — Syn. -- deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive. — Syn. -- eroding.