Deterioration and Reduction

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

Reduction and deterioration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduction" instead a noun "Deterioration".

Reduction

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

Deterioration and reduction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deterioration" instead a noun "Reduction".

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

How words are described

physical physical deterioration physical reduction
similar similar deterioration similar reduction
visible visible deterioration visible reduction
constant constant deterioration constant reduction
Other adjectives: consistent, general, further, significant, rapid, said, sudden.
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