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Synonyms for deterioration
noun decay, degeneration

decline
devaluation
slump
degradation
depreciation
downturn
dislocation
disintegration
dilapidation

downfall
perversion
atrophy
decadence
debasement
descent
ruin
lessening
decomposition

declension
retrogression
abasement
fall
downgrade
adulteration
disrepair
corrosion
rotting

lapse
drop
declination
crumbling
decaying
worsening
vitiation
spoiling
degringolade

Antonyms for deterioration

increase
success
improvement
betterment

building
ascent
rise
upgrade

development
growth
construction

Concept Thesaurus for word deterioration
2. Subservience to ends; degree of subservience
Synonyms – noun

deterioration
recession
degeneration
depravement
retrogression
injury
delaceration
ravage
vitiation
defoedation
contamination
alloy.
decadence
decrepitude.
wear and tear
rottenness
marasmus
delabrement (destruction). [more]
puceron
mere wreck
plug
tacky [U.S.].

debasement
retrogradation
degenerateness
devolution
masochism.
damage
outrage
scath
discoloration
poisoning
canker
decline
decadency
decay
corrosion
moth and rust
atrophy
aphid
vinefretter
honeycomb
rackabones [U.S.]

wane
decrease
degradation
depravity
impairment
loss
havoc
perversion
oxidation
venenation
corruption
declension
falling off
dilapidation
erosion
dry rot
collapse
Aphis
vinegrub.
magni nominis umbra
skate [U.S.]

ebb
degeneracy
depravation
demoralization
inquination
detriment
inroad
prostitution
pollution
leaven
adulteration
declination
caducity
ravages of time
moldiness
blight
disorganization
plant louse
wreck
jade
tackey

Synonyms – verbs

be worse
have seen better days
wane (decrease)
droop
go farther and fare worse
run to waste
be the worse for
spring a leak
fade
rot
go to decay
rust
totter to its fall
weaken
infect
envenom
pollute
embase
deflower
degrade
alloy
prejudice.
brutalize
exacerbate
labefy
shend
mar
overrun
stab
surbate
hit between wind and water
disfigure
blight
wear away
sap
sap the foundations of
dismast
knock down
play the mischief with
play sad havoc among
decimate.

be deteriorated
deteriorate
ebb
go down (sink)
jump out of the frying pan into the fire.
swale
sphacelate
crack
go off
rankle
fall into decay
crumble
perish
put back
contaminate
canker
vitiate
denaturalize
debauch
ulcerate
adulterate
pervert
render vicious
aggravate.
damage
scath
despoil
ravage
pierce
cripple
scotch
blemish
rot
wear out
mine
break up
destroy
deal a blow to
play the deuce with
play the mischief among

become worse
degenerate
retrograde
go downhill
run to seed
sweal
break
start
wither
decay
”
shake
die
set back
poison
corrupt
inquinate
denature
defile
stain (dirt)
sophisticate
prostitute
embitter
injure
harm
scathe
dilapidate
pillage
maim
hough
mangle
deface
corrode
gnaw
undermine
disorganize
damnify (aggrieve)
play havoc with
play the very devil with
play the deuce among

become deteriorated
fall off
decline
go from bad to worse
go to seed
lapse
break down
shrivel (contract)
molder
go bad
fall into the sear and yellow leaf,”
totter
[Render less good] deteriorate
taint
empoison
exulcerate
debase
leaven
deprave
discolor
tamper with
demoralize
acerbate
impair
hurt
spoil
waste
wound
lame
hamstring
mutilate
warp.
erode
gnaw at the root of
shake
dismantle
do one’s worst
play sad havoc with
play havoc among
play the very devil among

Synonyms – adjectives

unimproved
injured
on the wane
marescent
out of repair
battered
passe
faded
threadbare
worn to the stump
far gone
worm-eaten
spotted
discolored
moldering
tainted
broke
broken down
worn out
fit for the wastepaper basket
on one’s last legs
tottering (dangerous)
deleterious

deteriorated
sprung
on the decline
worse
out of tune
weathered
shaken
wilted
worn
worn to rags
tacky [U.S.].
mildewed
seedy
effete
rotten
depraved (vicious)
busted
done
used up
past work (useless) [more]
undermined
past cure (hopeless)

altered
withering
tabid
the worse for
imperfect
weatherbeaten
dilapidated
shabby
worn to a thread
reduced
decayed
rusty
time-worn
wasted
cankered
decrepid
broken
done for
finished
at a low ebb
deciduous
fatigued

altered for the worse
spoiling
degenerate
all the worse for
the worse for wear
stale
frayed
secondhand
worn to a shadow
reduced to a skeleton
moth-eaten
moldy
moss-grown
crumbling
blighted
decrepit
out of commission
done up
fit for the dust hole
in a bad way
nodding to its fall (destruction)
retrograde (retrogressive)

Synonyms – phrases
out of the frying pan into the fire; agrescit medendo; “what a falling off was there!” [Hamlet].
Antonyms

improvement

restoration

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Other adjectives related to deterioration

all the worse for
battered
contabescent
deciduous
deleterious
discolored
far gone
fit for the wastepaper basket
injured
mildewed
murled
on the wane
past cure
retrograde
seedy
spotted
tabid
threadbare
unimproved
wilted
worn to a shadow
worse

altered
blighted
crumbling
decrepid
depraved
done for
fatigued
fracid
jizzicked
moldering
nodding to its fall
ossifragous
past work
rotten
shabby
sprung
tainted
timeworn
used up
withering
worn to a thread

altered for the worse
broken down
decadescent
decrepit
deteriorated
effete
finewed
imperfect
manky
moldy
on one’s last legs
out of repair
reduced
rusty
shaken
stale
the worse for
tottering
wasted
worm
worn to rags

at a low ebb
cankered
decayed
degenerate
dilapidated
faded
fit for the dust hole
in a bad way
marasmic
moss
on the decline
out of tune
reduced to a skeleton
secondhand
spoiling
tabescent
the worse for wear
undermined
weather
worn out
worn to the stump

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