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go to pot

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 downhill 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
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 downhill go to pieces 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
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 downhill 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
vegetate
Synonyms
STRONG
decay deteriorate exist hibernate idle languish loaf stagnate weaken
WEAK
be inert go to seed pass time
Antonyms
STRONG
build develop flourish grow improve strengthen
WEAK
activate carry out die do

Example Sentences

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“As my dad said, ‘As long as you can feed yourself, the whole world can go to pot, mijo, and you’ll be OK,’” he cracked.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

The transportation problem is a bipartisan issue: Democrats in Milwaukee County suffer just as much as the Republicans in Waukesha County when roads go to pot.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2016

Those who are letting themselves go to pot and seed and rot, they’re not going to get it.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2015

Photos of skipper Stephen Gerrard posing moodily with the newly-unveiled official tournament ball look incongruous against the headline describing manager England's chances as "pot luck", or the version: "England's hopes may go to pot."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2013

If I had been in their place, I'd have let that old ramshackle of a place go to pot and bought a nice little new house.

From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.