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

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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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1. Julia Pollak:

   Typically, in good times, the workweek tends to be somewhere between 34.3 and 34.6 hours on average, and somehow it’s slowed all the way down to the bottom end of that range, if it continues to deteriorate, that would suggest weakening demand for labor.

2. Heiko Maas:

   We believe it is extremely important to uphold this agreement. Were it to fail or the U.S. to drop out, we would not have anything comparable to it and we fear that the situation would significantly deteriorate with everything that goes with it.

3. Jack Sobel:

   It’s not that clinical skills deteriorate, people over the age of 65 are just not as familiar with the new methods. That’s what gives younger doctors the edge. It’s access to newer technology, and knowing the newer drugs.

4. Sharlene Miller:

   Sharlene Miller, Sharlene Miller, told the BBC. Millerdeveloped pneumonia and his condition grew worse.His kidneys also began to fail and he developed blood clots. In the week between Normas funeral and her partners funeral, each day Scott seemed to deteriorate and they were running out of options. We were at the point where we were maybe going to have to make a decision about turning off his life support, Sharlene Miller said, per the BBC. The same staff that helped Sharlene Miller also were with his mother during her last days. MAINE HOSPITAL SEES CORONAVIRUS RESURGENCE AFTER VISITORS LEARN OF POSITIVE TEST RESULTS WHILE ON TRIP The staff in the hospital were absolutely amazing, two or three of the nurses who treated me were with my mum when she passed away. Every part of the NHS was amazing. Sharlene Miller warns people to be vigilant against the virus and not becomplacent.

5. Joe Schwieterman:

   Washington Metro has become a problem child ... of U.S. metro systems. What was once the pride (of the U.S. system) seems to be allowed to deteriorate to an embarrassing extent.