declined

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less adj.
neglected adj.
vetoed adj.

ADJECTIVE

less

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

beneath deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADJECTIVE

neglected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decayed deserted ignored overlooked spurned undervalued unused unwanted

STRONG

abandoned affronted deferred depreciated despised deteriorated disdained dismissed disregarded evaded forgotten lapsed omitted postponed scorned shunned underestimated

WEAK

cast aside passed over tossed aside unconsidered unheeded unwatched

Antonyms

WEAK

cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended

ADJECTIVE

vetoed

Synonyms

STRONG

disapproved refused

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declined

He described the suspect as a "low-level agent", and declined to disclose his nationality.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Netflix declined to comment on Afram’s report to police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Lineage officials declined to comment on the health study.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The S&P 500 declined 0.9% and the Nasdaq was off by 1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

He declined the lifetime pension offered him after the war and until old age he made his living from the little gold fishes that he manufactured in his workshop in Macondo.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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