decline vs fall

decline and fall both are nouns.

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

As nouns, decline and fall are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of decline include declension, declination, declivity, descent, downslope.

As verbs, fall is a hypernym of decline; that is, fall is a word with a broader meaning than decline:

Other hypernyms of decline include decrease, diminish, lessen.

As verbs, fall is a hypernym of decline; that is, fall is a word with a broader meaning than decline:

Other hypernyms of decline include come down, descend, go down.

decline (noun)	fall (noun)
a downward slope or bend	a sudden drop from an upright position
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
change toward something smaller or lower	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
	a movement downward
	a downward slope or bend
	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
	the time of day immediately following sunset

decline (verb)	fall (verb)
grow smaller	occur at a specified time or place
grow worse	decrease in size, extent, or range
show unwillingness towards	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.	be born, used chiefly of lambs
go down	come out; issue
fall in value	assume a disappointed or sad expression
not accept as true	begin vigorously
	come as if by falling
	be cast down
	go as if by falling
	fall or flow in a certain way
	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	move in a specified direction
	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
	slope downward
	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
	lose an upright position suddenly
	to be given by assignment or distribution
	be captured
	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds