Synonyms for declination
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rejection — A refusal
rejection, refusal, non-consent, denial, repudiation, disapproval, turndown, abnegation, nonapproval, nonassent, renunciation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A refusal.
- n. 2
Declension.
Related words
- Word family
- decline
- Phrases
- magnetic declination
Forms
- Plural
- declinations → rejections, refusals, denials, repudiations…
Example sentences
- decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
- declension The Latin noun "hortus" belongs to the o-declension.
- dec Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 7:20 am EST Saturday, Dec. 25.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| declination | falling | |
| abnegation | steady | |
| nonapproval | falling | |
| decline | steady | |
| declension | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dec1
- 4 letters
- fall1
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 7 letters
- decline2, descent2, refusal3
- 8 letters
- turndown2
- 9 letters
- rejection3, deviation4, downslope, declivity, nonassent
- 10 letters
- declension3, abnegation4
- 11 letters
- disapproval4, repudiation5, nonapproval
- 12 letters
- renunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).