The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.
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Deterioration
/dəˌti.ɹi.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "deterioration" (228 found)
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Closest matches (46)
about faceabout-faceaccommodationadaptationadjustmentaggravationalterationameliorationamplificationannoyanceapostasyatrophyaugmentationbettermentbreakchangechange of heartchangeablenesscomedownconstructive change
Noun(15 words)
atrophiesatrophyingbagascosisbarbarizationblightblightingchokingcivilization breakdowncompromisecreakingdamaged conditiondebilitationdecaydecaysdeclension
Strong matches (68)
declinationdeclinedecompositiondecrepitudedeepeningdefectiondeformationdegeneracydegeneratenessdegenerationdegenerative changedegradationdeliberate aggravationdemotiondepravationdepravednessdepreciationderogationdescentdevaluation
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Noun(18 words)
declinedecline in functiondecline in healthdecline in qualitydeclivitiesdecrepitudedegenerationdegradationdegradingderelictiondisrepairdisusedownfallsdownhilldownturnsecosystem degradationenfeeblingerosion
Adjective(1 words)
degraded status
Related words (114)
Noun(36 words)
erosion phenomenonfalteringfatigueflounderingfrayingfunctional declinegradual declinehealth declinehealth deteriorationill-healthimpairmentimpairmentsimpoverishmentmechanical instabilitynl. erosieprogressive functional lossregressingrustingsenescencesignificantly diminished
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slippingspoilagestalingstate of declinesteady downward trendunderminingunravelingvitiationwearwear and tearweatheringweathering processwiltingwitheringworseningworsening health
exacerbationexasperationfadingfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfalling-offfittingflip flopflip-flopgradual changeheighteningimpairmentimprovementincreaseintensificationinvolutionirritationlapse
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lesseningloss of tonemagnificationmeliorationmitigationmodificationmodulationoverthrowprovocationqualificationradical changere creationre-creationrealignmentredesignreformreformationregressionrelapseremakingrenewalreshapingrestructuringretrocessionretrogradationretrogressionreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrottingruinsharpeningshiftslippageslumpsouringspoilingsudden changeswitchtotal changetransitionturnturnaboutupheavalvariationvarietyviolent changewanewaningworsening
Adjective(4 words)
historical disintegrationlong term degradationpoor conditionrapid descent
Verb(3 words)
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7 entriesage related declinearchitectural deteriorationcosmetic deteriorationdisease progressionnutrition deteriorationroadway deteriorationstructural deterioration
Collocations
6 entrieseconomic deteriorationenvironmental deteriorationhealth deteriorationrapid deteriorationserious deteriorationstructural deterioration
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
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Do you want this defeatist propaganda to bring about further deterioration of the situation?
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While these drugs cannot actually cure an AIDS patient, they can halt the deterioration of his or her condition.
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