declinenoun
The number of people absconding from the prison has been in decline for the last decade.
Print journalism is clearly in decline, the only debate being whether it's terminal or not.
All across Europe, marriage is in decline and divorce rates are soaring.
It is clear that teenage smoking is on the decline.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Becoming and making less strong
abate
abatement
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
downtoner
dull
ease
emasculation
enervate
enervating
fade
hedge
melt
relieve
totter
tottering
turn to jellyidiom
undimmed
unsubdued
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Becoming and making smaller or less