Adjectives that collocate with DECLINE (Sorted by collocation rank)
sharp (67), economic (67), rapid (63), steady (61), significant (61), steep (60), overall (58), general (57), gradual (54), dramatic (54), slow (53), continuing (53), long-term (51), moral (50), slight (48), inevitable (46), national (44), sharpest (44), precipitous (44), progressive (43), substantial (41), drastic (39), massive (38), serious (38), industrial (38), terminal (36), observed (35), marked (35), projected (34), political (33), urban (31), catastrophic (30), modest (28), inexorable (27), considerable (26), absolute (25), output (24), amphibian (19), irreversible (17), gentle (9), documented (6), longitudinal (6),
Last edited Dec 12, 2011
