Synonyms of go to seed

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variants or run to seed

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as in deteriorate

to become worse or of less value

They've really let the house go to seed and probably won't be able to sell it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorate
• crumble
• descend
• worsen
• decline
• go to pot
• rot
• sink
• degenerate
• decay
• atrophy
• diminish
• retrograde
• devolve
• ebb
• regress
• weaken
• waste (away)
• sag
• fall
• disintegrate
• sour
• slip
• reduce
• downsize
• break down
• decompose
• run down
• recede
• corrupt
• molder
• degrade
• dwindle
• wane
• undermine
• putrefy
• lower
• dilapidate
• flag
• spoil
• abate
• lag
• de-escalate
• lessen
• fail
• debilitate
• languish
• droop
• wilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• better
• upgrade
• enhance
• ameliorate
• strengthen
• progress
• intensify
• develop
• proceed
• enrich
• advance
• march
• meliorate
• heighten
• fortify

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as in decompose

to go through decomposition

When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decompose
• decay
• rot
• disintegrate
• fall apart
• mold
• break down
• corrupt
• foul
• molder
• spoil
• perish
• fester
• deteriorate
• sour
• descend
• turn off
• putrefy
• crumble
• turn
• taint
• contaminate
• rust
• pollute
• ferment
• defile
• curdle
• sink
• degenerate
• mortify
• decline
• addle
• wither
• dilapidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• age
• mature
• grow
• develop
• restore
• ripen
• renew
• refresh
• better
• improve
• integrate
• cleanse
• purify
• compose
• assemble
• ameliorate
• meliorate

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phrase (2)

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

That old, rusted car has gone to seed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• miserable
• abandoned
• tired
• desolate
• ragged
• mean
• tattered
• scruffy
• ruined
• dumpy
• mangy
• seedy
• beat-up
• shabby
• run-down
• ratty
• bombed-out
• tacky
• sleazy
• tumbledown
• grungy
• scrubby
• tatty
• threadbare
• timeworn
• damaged
• wrecked
• tatterdemalion
• down-at-the-heels
• moth-eaten
• broken
• dog-eared
• destroyed
• deteriorated
• deteriorating
• godforsaken
• decrepit
• broken-down
• forlorn
• worn-out
• injured
• impaired
• hurt
• decaying
• unkept
• dingy
• bedraggled
• harmed
• ramshackle
• rickety
• tumbledown
• rattletrap
• rackety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• maintained
• brand-new
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• cared-for
• patched
• smart
• spruce
• mended
• spiffy

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phrase (3)

variants or run to seed

past participle of go to seed

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as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value

They've really let the house go to seed and probably won't be able to sell it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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as in decomposed

to go through decomposition

When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposed
• disintegrated
• decayed
• fallen apart
• perished
• rotted
• molded
• corrupted
• broken down
• spoiled
• crumbled
• festered
• fouled
• deteriorated
• putrefied
• moldered
• rusted
• turned off
• turned
• contaminated
• soured
• tainted
• polluted
• fermented
• defiled
• mortified
• sunk
• addled
• curdled
• degenerated
• descended
• dilapidated
• declined
• withered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• grown
• aged
• matured
• restored
• ripened
• renewed
• refreshed
• composed
• purified
• integrated
• assembled
• improved
• cleansed
• meliorated
• ameliorated
• bettered