Declination and Gain

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Declination noun - A change to a lower state or level.

Usage example: there's been a declination in basic civility in our society

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Gain is an antonym for declination.

Gain noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Declination is an antonym for gain.

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

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Gain and Declination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/declination/gain

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