Deteriorate
Deteriorate verb - To become worse or of less value.
Fester and deteriorate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fester" instead a verb "Deteriorate".
Fester
Fester verb - To go through decomposition.
Usage example: a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields
Deteriorate and fester are semantically related in rot topic. You can use "Deteriorate" instead a verb "Fester".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- spoil and deteriorate
- spoil and fester
- crumble and deteriorate
- crumble and fester
- disintegrate and deteriorate
- disintegrate and fester
- decline and deteriorate
- decline and fester
- break down and deteriorate
- break down and fester
- corrupt and deteriorate
- corrupt and fester
- degenerate and deteriorate
- degenerate and fester
Common collocations
| bit | deteriorate bit | fester bit |
Cite this Source
Fester and Deteriorate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deteriorate/fester
Deteriorate & Fester. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deteriorate/fester>.
Fester or Deteriorate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deteriorate/fester.
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