Synonyms for deteriorationde·te·ri·o·ra·tion

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1. deterioration

   Alloy may be either some admixture of baser with precious metal, as for giving hardness to coin or the like, or it may be a compound or mixture of two or more metals. Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense. An excess of alloy virtually amounts to adulteration; but adulteration is now mostly restricted to articles used for food, drink, medicine, and kindred uses. In the figurative sense, as applied to character, etc., alloy is unfavorable, because there the only standard is perfection.

   Synonyms:
   admixture, adulteration, alloy, debasement

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1. deterioration, impairmentnoun

   a symptom of reduced quality or strength

   Synonyms:
   constipation, stultification, worsening, harm, disablement, disability, declension, handicap, impairment, deadening, damage, decline in quality

2. deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worseningnoun

   process of changing to an inferior state

   Synonyms:
   fall, downslope, declivity, declination, worsening, decline in quality, declension, impairment, descent, decline

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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. deteriorationnoun

   Synonyms:
   debasement, degradation, depravation, degeneracy, degenerateness, vitiation, perversion

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1. deteriorationnoun

   Synonyms:
   decline, degeneration, retrogression, vitiation, corruption, debasement

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1. List of paraphrases for "deterioration":

   degradation, worsening, deteriorating, decline, spoilage, aggravation, damage, impairment, rust-out, worsen, deteriorated, alteration, exacerbation, decay, downturn, erosion, deteriorates, downside, breakdown

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1. Charles-Louis de Secondat:

   The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

2. Chief Executive John Hess:

   Our focus is on value, not volume, we do not think it makes sense to accelerate production in the current price environment, particularly given the recent further deterioration in the oil markets.

3. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:

   I am now reasonably satisfied the situation has settled down... So I am comfortable with moving off zero soon, conditioned on no marked deterioration in economic conditions, i believe it will soon be appropriate to begin a new policy phase.

4. Jason Borden:

   I saw cracks in the stucco facade. I saw deterioration of the concrete balconies.

5. The EIU:

   Paris in France is the highest-ranked city to have seen a deterioration in its stability score, owing to the ongoing anti-government gilets jaunes protests that began in late 2018.

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