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go downhill

VERB
come down
Synonyms
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
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

Example Sentences

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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

‘We expect things to go downhill Wednesday night and through Thursday,” he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

She explained that the cooperative had begun to go downhill and that the partners had had to look for higher-paying jobs and that even Mustafa had gone back to his country.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende