falling-off
Steady downward trend
A falling-off is a decline or deterioration in quantity, quality, or intensity: There's been a falling-off in attendance since the new manager took over.
The term often implies disappointment—something that was once better has diminished.
It can describe relationships, standards, or performance: a falling-off between old friends.
Become or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- slumpExtended period of decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
reduction · diminution · contraction · recession · erosion · degradation · decay · plunge
Using poorly, inefficiently
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- disuseCessation of practice
debilitation · shrinkage · emaciation · cachexia · enfeeblement · withering · decrepitude · frailty
decrease
Become or make smaller
deterioration · reduction · diminution · contraction · recession · erosion · degradation · decay · plunge · dip
wasting
Using poorly, inefficiently
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weaknessDeficiency in force
disuse · debilitation · shrinkage · emaciation · cachexia · enfeeblement · withering · decrepitude · frailty
diminishing
Becoming progressively less
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
dwindling · tapering · lessening · receding · abating · withering · shrinking · slackening · declining · flagging