decisive, a. conclusive, final, peremptory, [summary].

deck, v. bedeck, bedizen, array.

declaration, n. [assertion], [affirmation], avowal, predication, pronunciamento.

declare, v. [affirm], [assert], aver, [state], asseverate, predicate.

decline, v. [lean], [incline], [bend]; languish, [sink], [wane], [diminish], [decrease], [deteriorate], [retrograde]; [deviate], [stray]; [shun], [refuse].

decline, n. [deterioration], retrogradation, [diminution], [retrogression], [degeneracy], declension, declination, [decay]; progressive emaciation, marasmus. Antonyms: [progress], [advancement], [improvement].

decolor, v. decolorate, decolorize.

decorate, v. [embellish], [adorn], [beautify], [ornament], [garnish], [enrich], [trim], bedizen, bedeck.

decorated, a. embellished, [ornate], ornamented, trimmed. Antonyms: See plain.

decoration, n. [embellishment], [garniture], bedizenment, adorning, [ornamentation], decking, insignia, [regalia], purfling; [paraphernalia].