Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Deteriorate and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deteriorate" instead a verb "Contract".
Deteriorate
Deteriorate verb - To become worse or of less value.
Contract and deteriorate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Deteriorate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decline and contract
- decline and deteriorate
- wane and contract
- wane and deteriorate
- abate and contract
- abate and deteriorate
- lessen and contract
- lessen and deteriorate
- diminish and contract
- diminish and deteriorate
- reduce and contract
- reduce and deteriorate
- decrease and contract
- decrease and deteriorate
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Deteriorate and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/deteriorate
Contract & Deteriorate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/deteriorate>.
Deteriorate or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/deteriorate.
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