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Synonyms for hit the skids
verb fail to attain goal- abort
- fall through
- backslide
- blunder
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- misfire
- miss
- slip
- 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 downhill
- 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 for hit the skids
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decay
verb. deteriorate, crumble
- atrophy
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- blight
- break up
- collapse
- corrode
- curdle
- decline
- decompose
- defile
- degenerate
- depreciate
- discolor
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- dry-rot
- dwindle
- fade
- fail
- get worse
- go bad
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- lessen
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- pejorate
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- putresce
- reach depths
- rot
- sap
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- suppurate
- turn
- wane
- waste away
- weaken
- wear away
- wither
decline
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
declined
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
declining
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
deteriorate
verb. decay, degenerate
- adulterate
- alloy
- be worse for wear
- become worse
- break
- corrode
- corrupt
- crumble
- debase
- debilitate
- decline
- decompose
- degrade
- deprave
- depreciate
- descend
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall apart
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pieces
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- impair
- injure
- languish
- lapse
- lessen
- lose it
- lose quality
- lower
- mar
- pervert
- regress
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- sink
- skid
- slide
- spoil
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- worsen
deteriorating
verb. decay, degenerate
- adulterate
- alloy
- be worse for wear
- become worse
- break
- corrode
- corrupt
- crumble
- debase
- debilitate
- decline
- decompose
- degrade
- deprave
- depreciate
- descend
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall apart
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pieces
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- impair
- injure
- languish
- lapse
- lessen
- lose it
- lose quality
- lower
- mar
- pervert
- regress
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- sink
- skid
- slide
- spoil
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- worsen
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