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Synonyms for deteriorating

Most common

sour

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Adjective

Antonyms

improving, recovering, progressing

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Getting worse.

Example sentences

  • sour Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
deterioratingsteady
sourrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sour2
8 letters
decadent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).