Defenition of the word deteriorate
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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
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- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- drop
- get worse
- go down
- weaken
- worsen
Similar words in the deteriorate
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- deteriorate
- deteriorated
- deteriorates
Hyponyms for the word deteriorate
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- 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
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- crumble
- decay
- decline
- delapidate
- dilapidate
- worsen
Antonyms for the word deteriorate
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- convalesce
- recover
- recuperate
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