Check
Decline
Decline verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: declined our request to hold a party
How words are described
| long | long check | long decline |
| brief | brief check | brief decline |
| small | small check | small decline |
| real | real check | real decline |
| Other adjectives: constant, massive, serious, huge, bad, final, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
| times | check times | decline times |
Both words in one sentence
- Check Heroes of Might and Magic V and watch the score decline despite the new features and overall increase in quality.
Source: Sequelphobic -
Additionally, early scripts indicate "lizarddom" and racial superiority as chief motivations for Koopa; he feels that mammals are inferior and need to be kept in check while eating plants (herbivores) is a sign of a race's decline.
Source: Putting on the Reich
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Decline or Check. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/decline.
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