Deteriorate and Decrease

Deteriorate

Deteriorate verb - To become worse or of less value.

Decrease is a synonym for deteriorate in sink topic. In some cases you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Deteriorate".

Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Deteriorate is a synonym for decrease in sink topic. Sometimes you can use "Deteriorate" instead a verb "Decrease", if it concerns topics such as grow less or make less.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Common collocations

time deteriorate time decrease time
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