Synonyms for deterioration
de·te·ri·o·ra·tion

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1. deterioration

   Alloy may be either some admixture of baser with precious metal, as for giving hardness to coin or the like, or it may be a compound or mixture of two or more metals. Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense. An excess of alloy virtually amounts to adulteration; but adulteration is now mostly restricted to articles used for food, drink, medicine, and kindred uses. In the figurative sense, as applied to character, etc., alloy is unfavorable, because there the only standard is perfection.

   Synonyms:
   admixture, adulteration, alloy, debasement

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1. deterioration, impairmentnoun

   a symptom of reduced quality or strength

   Synonyms:
   constipation, stultification, worsening, harm, disablement, disability, declension, handicap, impairment, deadening, damage, decline in quality

2. deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worseningnoun

   process of changing to an inferior state

   Synonyms:
   fall, downslope, declivity, declination, worsening, decline in quality, declension, impairment, descent, decline

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1. nerf

   the term in gaming ones, as slang, to make it weaker or worse

   there is a nerf to the skills in-game.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. deteriorationnoun

   Synonyms:
   debasement, degradation, depravation, degeneracy, degenerateness, vitiation, perversion

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1. deteriorationnoun

   Synonyms:
   decline, degeneration, retrogression, vitiation, corruption, debasement

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1. List of paraphrases for "deterioration":

   degradation, worsening, deteriorating, decline, spoilage, aggravation, damage, impairment, rust-out, worsen, deteriorated, alteration, exacerbation, decay, downturn, erosion, deteriorates, downside, breakdown

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1. Chris Williamson:

   July saw a dramatic deterioration in the economy, the downturn, whether manifesting itself in order book cancellations, a lack of new orders or the postponement or halting of projects, was most commonly attributed in one way or another to Brexit.

2. Jonathan Miller:

   Brooklyn, even though it is weaker than a year ago, has not seen the level of deterioration that Manhattan has.

3. United States:

   It is hard to see a reset on the horizon, with intensifying geopolitical flashpoints like the disconnect on Taiwan policy and China's relationship with Russia. Upcoming election cycles in Taiwan and in the United States risk further deterioration of the bilateral relationship. the US-China relationship reminds me of conflict-ridden relationships where at the end of the day, United States realize United States can't afford to get divorced.

4. Donna DiMaggio Berger:

   Concrete spalling, rebar deterioration --these are not unusual events when you have buildings exposed to corrosive conditions.

5. Charles-Louis de Secondat:

   The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.