Synonyms of devolving

devolving

verb

present participle of devolve

as in deteriorating

to become worse or of less value

the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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