Defenition of the word deteriorate

• Defenition of the word deteriorate

  • To put a thing in bad condition by making it suffer some damage.
  • To make inferior in quality or value.
  • become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
  • grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"
  • grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
  • grow worse
  • become worse or disintegrate

Synonyms for the word deteriorate

• • decline
  • degenerate
  • depreciate
  • drop
  • get worse
  • go down
  • weaken
  • worsen

Similar words in the deteriorate

• • deteriorate
  • deteriorated
  • deteriorates

Hyponyms for the word deteriorate

• • fade
  • fatigue
  • go to pot
  • go to the dogs
  • jade
  • languish
  • pall
  • rot
  • tire
  • waste
  • wear
  • wear down
  • wear off
  • wear out
  • wear thin
  • weary

Hypernyms for the word deteriorate

• • crumble
  • decay
  • decline
  • delapidate
  • dilapidate
  • worsen

Antonyms for the word deteriorate

• • convalesce
  • recover
  • recuperate

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