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go downhill
verb as in come down
verb as in decline
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verb as in degenerate
verb as in deteriorate
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verb as in die
Strong matches
verb as in fail
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Weak matches
- 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
verb as in miscarry
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Weak matches
- 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
verb as in rot
verb as in sink
Weak match
verb as in slump
verb as in worsen
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Example Sentences
That was when things started to go downhill.
But when, a decade into their union, she wins an Oscar and he doesn’t, things begin to go downhill fast.
"That's when everything started to go downhill," Lily said.
She said Owens was a "complete charmer" when they first met and started to date but things started to go downhill within a matter of weeks.
“With these businesses and the people who are still living here, we’ve got to keep them alive and healthy and safe so the community doesn’t go downhill.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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