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degenerating

VERB

decay, deteriorate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend disintegrate lapse lessen regress revert worsen

STRONG

backslide corrode corrupt decline decrease deprave retrogress return rot sink slip vitiate

WEAK

come apart at seams die on vine disimprove fall off go downhill go to pieces go to the dogs

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop grow increase progress

STRONG

aid build help improve rise

Example Sentences

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It had earlier said he could not be transferred elsewhere due to his degenerating condition.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Not to get too philosophical, but everything alive is degenerating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The findings offer new insight into how bone cells may influence pain signaling in degenerating spines.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

“All of this has been degenerating for a long time,” Melgar said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Oh, if the war is degenerating into midnight robberies!" cried Madame, "why does not Washington come?

From A Song of a Single Note A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston