declined

(verb) grow worse. Synonyms: worsen, decline. Example: "Conditions in the slum worsened."

(verb) refuse to accept. Synonyms: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline. Example: "He refused my offer of hospitality."

(verb) show unwillingness towards. Synonyms: refuse, decline. Example: "He declined to join the group on a hike."

(verb) grow smaller. Synonyms: decline, go down, wane. Example: "Interest in the project waned."

(verb) go down. Synonyms: decline. Example: "The roof declines here."

(verb) go down in value. Synonyms: decline, slump, correct. Examples: "The stock market corrected." "Prices slumped."

(verb) inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives". Synonyms: decline.