Synonyms for deteriorating
verb decay, degenerate- crumble
- decline
- degrade
- depreciate
- disintegrate
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall apart
- languish
- lessen
- lower
- regress
- sink
- slide
- undermine
- weaken
- worsen
- adulterate
- alloy
- break
- corrode
- corrupt
- debase
- debilitate
- decompose
- deprave
- descend
- flag
- impair
- injure
- lapse
- mar
- pervert
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- skid
- spoil
- vitiate
- be worse for wear
- become worse
- disimprove
- go downhill
- go to pieces
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- lose it
- lose quality
- wear away
Antonyms for deteriorating
- approve
- compliment
- elevate
- grow
- improve
- increase
- laud
- praise
- raise
- rise
- strengthen
- aid
- assist
- build
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- cure
- fix
- heal
- help
- join
- mend
- purify
- put together
- construct
- develop
- get better
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decaying
adjective. rotting
degenerative
adjective. tending to diminish in quality
retrograde
adjective. reverting
scrubby
adjective. shabby
- all the worse for wear
- bare
- bedraggled
- broken-down
- crummy
- cure
- decayed
- decaying
- decrepit
- degenerated
- desolate
- deteriorated
- deteriorating
- dilapidated
- dingy
- disfigured
- disreputable
- dog-eared
- down-at-heel
- faded
- frayed
- gone to seed
- mangy
- meager
- mean
- miserable
- moth-eaten
- neglected
- pitiful
- poor
- pot
- poverty-stricken
- ragged
- ramshackle
- ratty
- rickety
- ruined
- ruinous
- run-down
- rundown
- scruffy
- seedy
- shoddy
- sleazy
- slipshod
- squalid
- tacky
- tattered
- tatty
- threadbare
- tired
- worn
- worn-out
- worse for wear
- wretched
shabbier
adjective. broken-down; in poor shape
- bare
- bedraggled
- crummy
- decayed
- decaying
- decrepit
- degenerated
- desolate
- deteriorated
- deteriorating
- dilapidated
- dingy
- disfigured
- disreputable
- dog-eared
- faded
- frayed
- gone to seed
- mangy
- meager
- mean
- miserable
- moth-eaten
- neglected
- pitiful
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- ragged
- ramshackle
- ratty
- rickety
- ruined
- ruinous
- run-down
- scrubby
- scruffy
- seedy
- shoddy
- sleazy
- slipshod
- squalid
- tacky
- tattered
- threadbare
- tired
- worn
- worn-out
- worse for wear
- wretched
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.