Deteriorating

/dɪˈtɪəɹ.i.əɹˌeɪ.tɪŋ/

Synonyms for "deteriorating" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
civilizational declinescollapsingcrumblingdecaying
Verb(7 words)
damagedeclinedecliningdeclining trajectorydegeneratedegeneratingdegenerating condition

Strong matches (21)

Related words (34)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
alterationchangeclinical descriptorconditiondescriptive terminfluencestate changestate of declinestatus changetemporal processtrend descriptor

More specific

14 entries
air quality deteriorationcognitive declineeconomic declineeconomic downturnenrollment decline trendenvironmental degradationhealth declinehealth deteriorationinfrastructure decayinfrastructure degradationpulmonary function declinequality lossresource depletion trendstructural degradation

Collocations

7 entries
deteriorating conditiondeteriorating conditionsdeteriorating economydeteriorating healthdeteriorating infrastructuredeteriorating performancedeteriorating trend

Inflections

4 entries
deteriorateddeterioratesmore deterioratingmost deteriorating

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The painting is deteriorating.

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The situation is deteriorating.

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Tom's health has been deteriorating for some time.

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Tom's condition is deteriorating rapidly.

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