estuvieron decayendo
-they/you were declining
Preterite progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of decaer.
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decaer

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to diminish)-to decline
Synonyms for decaer
amenguar
to lessen
contraerse
to contract
declinar
to decline
decrecer
to decrease
descender
to fall
disminuir
to decrease
reducirse
to drop
amainar
to die down
aminorar
to reduce
apocar
to reduce
caer
to fall
caer en picada
to plummet
caer en picado
to plummet
degenerar
to degenerate
desfallecer
to become weak
flaquear
to lose heart
menguar
to lessen
Antonyms for decaer
incrementarse
to increase
renacer
to be reborn
acrecentar
to increase
acrecentarse
to grow
arreciar
to intensify
ascender
to rise
aumentar bruscamente
to spike
crecer de manera exponencial
to grow exponentially
elevarse
to rise
fortalecerse
to get stronger
intensificar
to intensify
intensificarse
to intensify
progresar
to progress
redoblarse
to redouble
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to worsen)-to deteriorate
Synonyms for decaer
empeorar
to get worse
empobrecerse
to become poor
agravar
to make worse
declinar
to decline
desmejorar
to deteriorate
desmoronarse
to go to pieces
deteriorarse
to deteriorate
enfermar
to fall ill
flaquear
to weaken
recaer
to suffer a relapse
recrudecer
to get worse
resentirse
to be weakened
Antonyms for decaer
renacer
to be reborn
resurgir
to make a comeback
convalecer
to convalesce
curarse
to get better
fortalecerse
to get stronger
medrar
to prosper
mejorar
to get better
mejorarse
to get well
ponerse bien
to get better
ponerse mejor
to feel better
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