Decline and Pick

Decline

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

Pick is an antonym for decline.

Pick

Pick verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: I pick you as my partner

Decline is an antonym for pick in select topic.

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

How words are described

long long decline long pick
original original decline original pick
small small decline small pick
great great decline great pick
Other adjectives: final, overall.

Common collocations

member decline member pick member
place decline place pick place
team decline team pick team
spot decline spot pick spot
Other words: fight, ending, option, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Small World This makes it possible to pick up a race, spread out, decline, then pick another fresh race the next turn and jump ahead several points in the process.
  • Lethal Joke Character Although his viability is tied to the viability of top lane bruisers which has been in decline, he has actually been a top pick for a while.
  • Video Game / Granny's Garden Unwinnable by Design: On the other hand, sometimes you'll decline to pick it up and you can't win without it.
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