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declining

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of declining

bending downward or forward

the declining flowers perked up with the gentle rainfall

Synonyms of declining

bowed, bowing, declined, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, hung, inclining, nodding, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping

Words Related to declining

dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended

dipping, sinking, slumping

Near Antonyms of declining

erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff

elevated, raised, upraised

Antonyms of declining

unbending, upright

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