Entry Word: deteriorate

Function: verb

Meaning: to become worse or of less value <the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect>

Synonyms crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, ebb, rot, sink, worsen

Related Words recede, wane; decompose, degrade, disintegrate; sour, spoil; lessen, lower, reduce; debilitate, undermine, weaken

Phrases go to pot

Near Antonyms better, upgrade; enhance, enrich, fortify, heighten, intensify, strengthen; advance, develop, progress

Antonyms ameliorate, improve, meliorate