Synonyms of deteriorating

deteriorating 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in deteriorated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in declining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declining
• fading
• sinking
• decadent
• dying
• deceased
• fallen
• lifeless
• defunct
• gone
• departed
• expiring
• demised
• moribund
• passing away
• dead
• passed away
• terminal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• living
• alive
• existing
• breathing
• surviving
• quick
• being
• animate
• subsisting
• booming
• thriving
• flourishing
• vital
• roaring
• energetic
• bouncing
• lively
• prospering
• spirited
• vivacious
• animated
• perky
• sprightly
• jazzy
• frisky
• peppy
• springy
• zippy
• sprightful

deteriorating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of deteriorate

1

as in worsening

to become worse or of less value

the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worsening
• crumbling
• declining
• descending
• diminishing
• degenerating
• decaying
• sinking
• rotting
• ebbing
• weakening
• devolving
• regressing
• disintegrating
• retrograding
• sagging
• atrophying
• dwindling
• falling
• degrading
• waning
• running to seed
• decomposing
• reducing
• receding
• going to pot
• slipping
• downsizing
• going to seed
• souring
• dilapidating
• undermining
• putrefying
• moldering
• corrupting
• debilitating
• abating
• spoiling
• lagging
• lessening
• drooping
• languishing
• lowering
• failing
• flagging
• de-escalating
• wasting (away)
• wilting
• running down
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• ameliorating
• upgrading
• bettering
• enhancing
• strengthening
• intensifying
• meliorating
• developing
• enriching
• heightening
• progressing
• proceeding
• fortifying
• advancing
• marching

2

as in degrading

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrading
• weakening
• corrupting
• poisoning
• damaging
• destroying
• humiliating
• subverting
• diluting
• debauching
• ruining
• lessening
• debasing
• warping
• perverting
• demoralizing
• polluting
• marring
• vitiating
• demeaning
• depraving
• cankering
• thinning
• hurting
• cheapening
• disgracing
• contaminating
• prostituting
• tainting
• bastardizing
• impairing
• harming
• abasing
• wrecking
• profaning
• shaming
• dirtying
• humbling
• spoiling
• tarnishing
• defiling
• staining
• dishonoring
• watering down
• descending
• begriming
• depreciating
• befouling
• downgrading
• defacing
• flawing
• taking down
• blemishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• uplifting
• elevating
• honoring
• enhancing
• amending
• ameliorating
• restoring
• exalting
• bettering
• perfecting
• enriching
• cleaning
• ennobling
• refining
• clarifying
• respecting
• cleansing
• dignifying
• purifying
• meliorating