Declining
Declining adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Turning down and declining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning down" instead a noun "Declining".
Turning down
Declining and turning down are semantically related. You can use "Declining" instead a noun phrase "Turning down".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reject and declining
- reject and turning down
- decline and declining
- decline and turning down
- refuse and declining
- refuse and turning down
- diminish and declining
- diminish and turning down
- dismiss and declining
- dismiss and turning down
- rejection and declining
- rejection and turning down
- rebuff and declining
- rebuff and turning down
Both terms in one sentence
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This is the driving force behind both men's careers; after Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Rickman began declining villain roles to avoid Type Casting (including turning down Sean Bean's 009 role in GoldenEye).
Source: Evil Brit
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