decline vs ebb

decline and ebb both are nouns.

decline and ebb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decline	Yes	No	Yes	No
ebb	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ebb is a hyponym of decline; that is, ebb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decline:

decline: change toward something smaller or lower
ebb: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Other hyponyms of decline include declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, detumescence, ebbing, wane, erosion, loss, nosedive, sinking spell, slippage.

decline (noun)	ebb (noun)
a downward slope or bend	the outward flow of the tide
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current	a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
change toward something smaller or lower
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

decline (verb)	ebb (verb)
grow smaller	fall away or decline
grow worse	hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
show unwillingness towards	flow back or recede
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
go down
fall in value
not accept as true

Difference between decline and ebb

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