diminish vs decline

decline vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while decline is a noun.

diminish and decline both are verbs.

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

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

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
decline: grow smaller

Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

diminish (noun)	decline (noun)
	a downward slope or bend
	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
	change toward something smaller or lower
	a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

diminish (verb)	decline (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	grow smaller
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	grow worse
	show unwillingness towards
	inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
	go down
	fall in value
	not accept as true

Difference between diminish and decline

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