| dead in the water |
| decline(verb, strong, increase, fall, fail) |
| fail(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| deteriorate(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| fade(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| sink(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| wane(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| weaken(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| collapse(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate) |
| crumble(verb, decline, fail, lower, weaken) |
| disintegrate(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail) |
| fall(verb, drop, decline, fail, return) |
| flag(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall) |
| languish(verb, drop, strong, decline, increase) |
| slip(verb, decline, fall, fail, bomb) |
| slump(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate) |
| wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fail) |
| abort(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| back wrong horse(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall) |