Synonyms of devolved

devolved

verb

past tense of devolve

as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value

the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorated
• descended
• crumbled
• worsened
• declined
• degenerated
• diminished
• atrophied
• regressed
• ebbed
• decayed
• rotted
• retrograded
• weakened
• sank
• fell
• disintegrated
• decomposed
• waned
• went to pot
• reduced
• degraded
• dwindled
• receded
• went to seed
• downsized
• sagged
• slipped
• soured
• undermined
• dilapidated
• corrupted
• putrefied
• abated
• lessened
• spoiled
• debilitated
• de-escalated
• moldered
• failed
• languished
• lowered
• lagged
• drooped
• broke down
• wasted (away)
• ran down
• wilted
• flagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• upgraded
• ameliorated
• intensified
• enhanced
• developed
• meliorated
• strengthened
• enriched
• heightened
• progressed
• proceeded
• fortified
• bettered
• advanced
• marched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devolved

Many of the campaigns have devolved into arguments about the proper interpretation of theology and scripture, as well as the role people of faith and the government should play in shaping society. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

But the conflict has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iranian threats and attacks on shipping ground traffic through the waterway to a halt. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Those have not been achieved, and the conflict has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iran’s assertion of control and attacks on shipping have ground traffic to a near halt. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Other years devolved into long single-file processions where the handful of surviving cars simply tried to avoid becoming the next caution. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

England was never devolved from the UK politically, which might explain why its major sports teams have retained ‘God Save The King’. — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Once among Latin America’s wealthiest nations, Venezuela had devolved into one of its poorest. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

With Zelensky, there were fewer signs of strain, showing improved relations between the two leaders, at least compared with their first meeting last year, which devolved into a shouting match in the Oval Office in front of television cameras. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026