Deterioration Synonyms and Antonyms

Descent to a lower level or condition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. declension
  2. decadence
  3. declination
  4. decline
  5. degeneration
  6. atrophy
  7. corruption
  8. debasement
  9. decline in quality
  10. degeneracy
  11. labefaction
  12. retrocession
  13. retrogression
  14. vitiation
  15. worsening
A marked loss of strength or effectiveness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decline
  2. declination
  3. rotting
  4. degeneration
  5. impairment
  6. atrophy
  7. failure
Antonyms:
  1. development
  2. betterment
  3. building
  4. construction
  5. improvement
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. decadent
  2. declensional
  3. declinatory
  4. degenerative
  5. deteriorating
  6. deteriorative
  7. retrograde
  8. retrogressive

Words Related to Deterioration

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Deterioration Sentence Examples

  • This leads to deterioration of agriculture and lessens the production.

  • This deterioration increases with the number of successive copyings.

  • This was, however, more probably due to the deterioration of the country through desiccation, which has forced the settled population farther westward, where Sana became the centre of the later Himyaritic kingdom.

  • During recent years the average value of the product has fallen, due apparently to deterioration in'quality.

  • If there are any cracks or deterioration, do not use until it is repaired.

More Sentences