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Synonyms for declivity

Most common

decline descent slope downhill shelving

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The downward slope of a curve.

Related words

Word family
decline

Forms

Plural
declivities → falls, descents, declines, slopes…

Example sentences

  • decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
  • descent Most of Algeria's population is of Berber descent.
  • slope The sled accelerated as it went down the icy slope.
  • downhill It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
declivityfalling
declinesteady
descentsteady
slopefalling
downhillrising
shelvingfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fall1
5 letters
slope1
7 letters
decline2, descent2, incline2
8 letters
downhill2, shelving2
9 letters
downslope
10 letters
declension3
11 letters
declination

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decline2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
déclivité
Español
declive