Deterioration and Increase

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Deterioration

Deterioration noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: a deterioration in the quality of food at that once-thriving restaurant
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Increase is an antonym for deterioration in decay topic.
Nearby Words: deteriorate, deteriorated, deteriorating, deteriorative

Increase

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).
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Deterioration is an antonym for increase in decline topic.
Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental
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steady steady deterioration steady increase
natural natural deterioration natural increase
visible visible deterioration visible increase
actual actual deterioration actual increase
Other adjectives: slow, gradual, immediate, general, further, significant, rapid, sudden, resulting.
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