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go downhill

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come down v.
decline v.
degenerate v.
deteriorate v.
die v.
fail v.
miscarry v.
rot v.
sink v.
slump v.
worsen v.

VERB

come down

Synonyms

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decline decrease degenerate descend deteriorate fail fall reduce suffer

Antonyms

WEAK

boost improve

VERB

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease depreciate deteriorate diminish drop dwindle fail fall lower recede return sag shrink sink slide wane weaken worsen

STRONG

abate backslide cheapen decay degenerate disintegrate droop ebb fade flag languish lapse pine relapse retrograde revert rot settle subside

WEAK

disimprove fall off go to pot go to the dogs hit the skids lose value

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance ascend develop enlarge expand extend grow improve increase raise reach rise strengthen win

STRONG

build enhance flourish progress

WEAK

go up

VERB

degenerate

Synonyms

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descend disintegrate lapse lessen regress revert worsen

STRONG

backslide corrode corrupt decline decrease deprave retrogress return rot sink slip vitiate

WEAK

come apart at seams die on vine disimprove fall off go to pieces go to the dogs

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop grow increase progress

STRONG

aid build help improve rise

VERB

deteriorate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crumble decline degrade depreciate disintegrate ebb fade fail fall apart languish lessen lower regress sink slide undermine weaken worsen

STRONG

adulterate alloy break corrode corrupt debase debilitate decompose deprave descend flag impair injure lapse mar pervert retrograde retrogress rot skid spoil vitiate

WEAK

be worse for wear become worse disimprove go to pieces go to pot go to the dogs hit the skids lose it lose quality wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve compliment elevate grow improve increase laud praise raise rise strengthen

STRONG

aid assist build clean cleanse clear cure fix heal help join mend purify put together

WEAK

construct develop get better

VERB

die

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down decline fall

STRONG

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

STRONG

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

WEAK

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

VERB

rot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down crumble decay decompose disintegrate languish molder perish spoil stain warp wither

STRONG

corrupt debase debauch decline degenerate demoralize deprave descend fester pervert putrefy retrograde sink taint turn worsen

WEAK

disimprove go bad go to pot waste away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop flourish grow improve put together strengthen unite

STRONG

ascend clean cleanse go up increase moralize purify rise upgrade

VERB

sink

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease depreciate descend die dwindle fade fail weaken

STRONG

decay degenerate diminish disintegrate flag lessen retrograde rot spoil waste worsen

WEAK

disimprove

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend develop enlarge expand go up grow improve strengthen

STRONG

build flourish

WEAK

brave

VERB

slump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse deteriorate droop drop fall fall off go down hunch plummet plunge sag slide slip slouch tumble

STRONG

bend blight crash decay loll pitch topple

WEAK

cave in go to ruin keel over reach new low

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend build go up increase rise straighten

VERB

worsen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate damage decline depress deteriorate exacerbate get worse impair lower

STRONG

corrode degenerate descend disintegrate retrograde retrogress rot sink

WEAK

fall off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid comfort help improve increase make happy raise rise soothe

STRONG

build grow

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go downhill

Economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation is anaemic and there could still be an opportunity for Pheu Thai in future "if the economy continues to go downhill", Chambers said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

That was when things started to go downhill.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

Let’s begin by celebrating the man whose year is only going to go downhill from here.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025

Justin Raisen, the 41-year-old L.A.-based producer who worked with Gordon on “The Collective,” noted that “Lots of careers go downhill with age, but there are also lots that go upward.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

I get a feeling that it’s going to go downhill from such a grand entrance, so I give myself some advice as we step into the uptight, uptown restaurant: This is about them.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

go downhill

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