BETTERMENT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For BETTERMENT
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
| degradation | nounn | |||||||
noun • changing to a lower state (a less respected state) • a low or downcast state | ||||||||
| deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
| downturn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worsening of business or economic activity | ||||||||
| regression | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||||
| retrogression | nounn | |||||||
noun • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form • returning to a former state | ||||||||
| setback | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | ||||||||
| worsening | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • changing for the worse noun • process of changing to an inferior state • changing something with the result that it becomes worse | ||||||||
