The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EROSION which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2013.
Gradual decline crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EROSION | 50 % | 7 |
| EBB | 30 % | 3 |
| WANE | 10 % | 4 |
| DECAY | 10 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gradual decline
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- declination
- decline in
- ebbing
- erosion
- ebbs
- ebb
- wane
- lapse
- loss
- dwindle
- lysis
- die out
Crossword Answer definitions
EROSION noun- The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
- The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
- The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.
- Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
- (image processing) One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.
- Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
- A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
- In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).
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 EROSION
- Bank withdrawal?
- Gradual loss
- Sign of passing time
- Shoreline problem
- Clear cut logging may cause this
- Process of wearing away
- Gradual decline
- Deforestation concern
- Coastline concern
- Cause of shrinking beaches
More clues leading to the result EBB
More clues leading to the result WANE
- Wax counterpart
- Decrease
- Ease off
- Slack off
- Wax's counterpart
- Decline
- Alternative to wax
- Begin to fade
- Diminish
- Draw to a close