Decline and Succeed

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Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
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Succeed is an antonym for decline.
Nearby Words: declined, declining, declination, declinable

Succeed

Succeed verb - To turn out as planned or desired.
Usage example: the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product
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Decline is an antonym for succeed.
Nearby Word: succeeding
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Common collocations

role decline role succeed role
thanks decline thanks succeed thanks
place decline place succeed place
seat decline seat succeed seat
Other words: fact, world, fight, mission, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth The Atoner: King Azaz is contrite about the exile of his sisters and the continued decline of his realm, and he's eager to see Milo succeed.
    Source: Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth
  • There was a renovation operation in 2004 that did not succeed, as Q-Music became bigger than Radio Donna and Radio Donna started to decline so much in viewership that ended with a market share of 12,2% by 2008 (which is the lowest it has ever gotten).
    Source: Dork Age / Radio
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