Synonyms for deteriorate
dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪtde·te·ri·o·rate

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1. deteriorate

   Synonyms:
   aggravate, blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate

   Antonyms:
   advance, ameliorate, amend, better, cleanse, correct, emend, improve, make better, meliorate, mend, mitigate, purify, rectify, reform, repair

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1. deteriorateverb

   become worse or disintegrate

   "His mind deteriorated"

   Synonyms:
   drop, devolve, degenerate

   Antonyms:
   recuperate, convalesce, recover

2. devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerateverb

   grow worse

   "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

   Synonyms:
   unload, leave out, dribble, send packing, drop off, return, drop down, sink, drip, degenerate, overleap, strike down, throw, cast, fell, cut down, put down, neglect, fall, devolve, expend, dismiss, set down, flatten, pass, swing, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, pretermit, cast off, send away, shed, omit

   Antonyms:
   recuperate, recover, convalesce

Matched Categories

1. • Decay

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1. nerf

   the term in gaming ones, as slang, to make it weaker or worse

   there is a nerf to the skills in-game.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. deteriorateverb

   Synonyms:
   impair, make worse

2. deteriorateverb

   Synonyms:
   degenerate, grow worse

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1. deteriorateverb

   Synonyms:
   decline, degenerate, retrograde, corrupt, vitiate, debase, degrade

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1. List of paraphrases for "deteriorate":

   worsen, degrade, aggravate

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How to use deteriorate in a sentence?

1. H. L. Mencken:

   The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.

2. Chris Williamson:

   With inflows of new orders slowing sharply, there's a good chance that production growth will deteriorate further in December, unless order book growth picks up, factories will inevitably soon turn to cutting jobs in order to bring capacity down in line with weaker demand.

3. Johnny Wowk:

   If you continue to procrastinate and hibernate your body will start to deteriorate. -Johnny The Walker

4. Famine Early Warning Systems:

   Due to the continued impact of ongoing shocks, food security outcomes are likely to deteriorate over the coming months.

5. Confucius:

   If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.