DECLINATIONS Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

declinations

noun

plural of declination

as in deteriorations

a change to a lower state or level there's been a declination in basic civility in our society

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as in refusals

an unwillingness to grant something asked for congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors

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Recent Examples of declinations The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of deteriorations

Noun

During an internal cyber evaluation, OpenAI models operating with reduced cyber refusals were given no direct internet access.

— Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Ajax is designed to be less restrictive Kjellberg is also deliberately changing how Ajax handles refusals.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of refusals

Noun

Things already had been tough internally amid the engagement challenges hurting Netflix’s stock as high-profile series had not performed to expectations and most returning shows have seen viewership declines season-to-season over the past year.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Sarandos told investors in July that such declines are typical and that second season falloff is slightly improved this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of declines

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The court has deferred a decision on the lease and sublease rejections until a hearing Wednesday.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Proposals that could affect the budget were denied, according to the union, with many rejections coming at the last minute.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejections

Noun

Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.

— Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.

— Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of degradations

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Roy, who has been part of negotiations since 2014, said he’s never seen denials like that before.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Collins followed up Ossoff’s presidential ambition denials on the debate stage by claiming the Democrat is playing the long game and would ultimately seek the White House.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of denials

Noun

But the paint allegedly became slippery in the sun, and three riders, including one known as a master of descents, crashed.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The relentless Carapaz pressured the American on the descents and put himself in the position to profit.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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