DEGRINGOLADE Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

dégringolade

noun

ˌdā-ˌgraⁿ(ŋ)-gə-ˈläd

Definition of dégringolade

as in deterioration

a change to a lower state or level the sad dégringolade of the holiday from a solemn day of remembrance to just another excuse to go shopping

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as in demise

a loss of status a sad dégringolade for a theater company that once premiered important American plays

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Noun

And each year, 324 billion cubic meters of freshwater are lost due to a combination of droughts and practices like deforestation and wetland deterioration, a volume that the World Bank says is equivalent to the annual needs of 280 million people.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
International monitors have warned of a deterioration in political rights and civil liberties worldwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of deterioration

Noun

Hairworms take behavioral manipulation one step further by leading their hosts toward their own demise.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of demise

Noun

In the small-cap space, Piper Sandler's Tenthoff likes Monte Rosa Therapeutics, a pioneer in protein degradation that selectively destroys disease-causing proteins.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The degradation of Starshield is estimated to have cost Ukraine tens of millions of dollars in losses, according to an analysis by Dimko Zhluktenko, a drone pilot and analyst in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of degradation

Noun

The sentences cap a stunning downfall for the brothers, particularly Tal and Oren, who rose to prominence as luxury real estate brokers handling multimillion-dollar properties and catering to wealthy clients.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Vucic’s downfall mirrors that of Hungary’s Orban There are strong parallels with Hungary, where strongman Viktor Orbán was defeated earlier this year.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of downfall

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But over the past year, the company has seen its share price decline by approximately a third, largely due to rising costs.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
The decline was among the most noteworthy changes in polling about the November ballot, PPIC poll director Mark Baldassare told The Sacramento Bee.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of decline

Noun

Other potential launch providers, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin, are both working through setbacks with their launch vehicles.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
As last week’s red flag warning took effect, the reservoir remained out of service after a series of setbacks during repairs.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of setback

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To me, the two nude figures in languid declination seemed, saliently, to be melting in the heat of a summer day, but their triton-wielding and breast-cupping poses must certainly have also invited debate centuries before.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of declination

Noun

One small disappointment was the lack of access to the loft in my deluxe studio, tucked so high under the shed roof that it was deemed unsafe to allow guests access by ladder.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Arab voters celebrated the exit polls while supporters of far-right parties aligned with Netanyahu expressed disappointment.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

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