Decline and Elect

Opposite meaning words

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Elect is an antonym for decline.

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: I've elected to study French as my foreign language

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Decline is an antonym for elect.

Nearby Words: election, elected, elective, electing, elector

small decline

small elect

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