Decline
Loss
Loss noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
Decline is a synonym for loss in reduction topic. Sometimes you can use "Decline" instead a noun "Loss", if it concerns topics such as waste.
Nearby Word: losing
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar decline | similar loss |
| painful | painful decline | painful loss |
| heavy | heavy decline | heavy loss |
| small | small decline | small loss |
| Other adjectives: real, constant, severe, massive, great, serious, huge, slow, gradual, permanent, major, humiliating, general, possible, apparent, further, significant, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, rapid, recent, sudden, resulting, financial. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Daytime Emmy Awards, which aired on HLN in 2012 and 2013 after years of decline on broadcast networks and loss of relevance with the decline of the Soap Opera.
Source: Creator / HLN aka: Headline News -
Prior to the events of Sabriel, the Old Kingdom had been in steady decline since the apparent loss of the royal bloodline protecting it.
Source: Royal Blood -
Records remains an industry leader, despite the decline of record labels in general and the loss of key executives during corporate shakeups in the 2000s.
Source: Creator / Warner Bros. Records
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