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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in deteriorated, corroded

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for degenerated

corroded,
crumbled,
deteriorated,
disintegrated

contaminated,
defiled,
fouled,
impure,
polluted,
tainted

decaying,
decomposing,
disintegrating,
mildewy,
moldering,
moldy,
putrefying,
putrescent,
rotting

curdled,
fermented,
off,
rancid,
rank,
sour,
soured,
sourish,
turned

gangrenous

addled,
bad,
corrupted,
decayed,
decomposed,
putrefied,
putrid,
rotten,
spoiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for degenerated

undecomposed

fresh,
good,
sweet

preserved,
pristine,
uncontaminated,
undefiled,
unpolluted,
unspoiled,
untainted,
untouched

degenerated

verb

past tense of degenerate

Synonyms & Antonyms of degenerated (Entry 2 of 2)

to become worse or of less value

over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers

Synonyms for degenerated

atrophied,
crumbled,
decayed,
declined,
descended,
deteriorated,
devolved,
ebbed,
regressed,
retrograded,
rotted,
sank
(or sunk),
worsened

Words Related to degenerated

abated,
de-escalated,
diminished,
downsized,
dwindled,
receded,
waned

broke down,
corrupted,
decomposed,
degraded,
dilapidated,
disintegrated,
moldered,
putrefied

soured,
spoiled
(or chiefly British spoilt)

lessened,
lowered,
reduced

debilitated,
undermined

drooped,
failed,
fell,
flagged,
lagged,
languished,
ran down,
sagged,
slipped,
wasted (away),
weakened,
wilted

Phrases Synonymous with degenerated

went to pot,
went to seed
(or ran to seed)

Near Antonyms for degenerated

bettered,
upgraded

enhanced,
enriched,
fortified,
heightened,
intensified,
strengthened

advanced,
developed,
marched,
proceeded,
progressed

Antonyms for degenerated

ameliorated,
improved,
meliorated

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