The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WORSE , but the solution may also be REFUSING which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Declining crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WORSE | 29 % | 5 |
| SINKING | 14 % | 7 |
| REFUSING | 14 % | 8 |
| PASSINGUP | 14 % | 9 |
| SLIDING | 14 % | 7 |
| WANING | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Declining
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deteriorating
- down
- dying
- falling
- failing
- retrograde
- regressing
- retrogressive
- regressive
- decreasing
- subsiding
- dwindling
Crossword Answer definitions
WORSE adjective- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Bold and daring.
- Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.
- Evil; wicked (of people).
- Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- Unwise; not a good idea.
- Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
- Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
- That which is worse; something less good.
- To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result WORSE
- Less desirable
- Less favorable
- More severe
- "For Better or __"
- Inferior
- A medic might tie one on
- Badder, more formally
- Closer to last
- Not as well
- Aggravated
More clues leading to the result SINKING
- Declining.
- Kind of fund.
- Kind of feeling
- With 44-Down, an "uh-oh" sensation ... or an apt title for this puzzle
More clues leading to the result REFUSING
More clues leading to the result PASSINGUP
More clues leading to the result SLIDING
- On the skids?
- On the skids
- Like some scales
- A scale for wages.
- Tot's sport.
- Winter sport.
- Kind of door or scale
- Like many doors
- Like glass doors, often
- Like some doors or scales