Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deteriorate
Participle: deteriorated
Gerund: deteriorating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deteriorate |
| you | deteriorate |
| he;she;it | deteriorates |
| we | deteriorate |
| you | deteriorate |
| they | deteriorate |
Perfect
| I | have deteriorated |
| you | have deteriorated |
| he;she;it | has deteriorated |
| we | have deteriorated |
| you | have deteriorated |
| they | have deteriorated |
Past
| I | deteriorated |
| you | deteriorated |
| he;she;it | deteriorated |
| we | deteriorated |
| you | deteriorated |
| they | deteriorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had deteriorated |
| you | had deteriorated |
| he;she;it | had deteriorated |
| we | had deteriorated |
| you | had deteriorated |
| they | had deteriorated |
Future
| I | will deteriorate |
| you | will deteriorate |
| he;she;it | will deteriorate |
| we | will deteriorate |
| you | will deteriorate |
| they | will deteriorate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deteriorated |
| you | will have deteriorated |
| he;she;it | will have deteriorated |
| we | will have deteriorated |
| you | will have deteriorated |
| they | will have deteriorated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deteriorate |
| you | deteriorate |
| he;she;it | deteriorate |
| we | deteriorate |
| you | deteriorate |
| they | deteriorate |
Perfect
| I | have deteriorated |
| you | have deteriorated |
| he;she;it | have deteriorated |
| we | have deteriorated |
| you | have deteriorated |
| they | have deteriorated |
Imperfect
| I | deteriorated |
| you | deteriorated |
| he;she;it | deteriorated |
| we | deteriorated |
| you | deteriorated |
| they | deteriorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had deteriorated |
| you | had deteriorated |
| he;she;it | had deteriorated |
| we | had deteriorated |
| you | had deteriorated |
| they | had deteriorated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deteriorate |
| you | would deteriorate |
| he;she;it | would deteriorate |
| we | would deteriorate |
| you | would deteriorate |
| they | would deteriorate |
Perfect
| I | would have deteriorated |
| you | would have deteriorated |
| he;she;it | would have deteriorated |
| we | would have deteriorated |
| you | would have deteriorated |
| they | would have deteriorated |
Imperative
| you | deteriorate |
| we | Let's deteriorate |
| you | deteriorate |
Verbs conjugated like 'deteriorate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deteriorate'
decerebrate,
decorporate,
dedecorate,
detartrate,
detenebrate,
determinate,
reperforate,
stercorate,
ameliorate,
anteriorize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to become worse
- break down, decline, degenerate, devolve, fade, fall off, go bad, go downhill, go off, go to hell, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs, lapse, molder, retrograde, shrivel, suffer, worsen, wane, wither
- to make or render worse
- adulterate, aggravate, canker, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, envenom, exacerbate, impair, infect, pejorate, set back, stain, vitiate, weaken
- decline
- corrode, depreciate, degenerate, regress, lessen, descend, corrupt, disintegrate
Antonyms
- to make better
- aggravate, pejorate, improve, worsen
- decline
- rise, increase, improve
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin dēteriorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from Latin dēterior (“worse”). Cognate with French détériorer. See: Latin '
dēterior', French '
détériorer'.
Sample Sentences
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Durga lost his business, while Buraiah's health deteriorated.
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