BOURGEONING Antonyms

• a becoming gradually less

• gradually decreasing until little remains

• weakening in force or intensity

• a flaw or weak point

• failure to reach a minimum required performance

• below acceptable in performance

• process or result of becoming less or smaller

• the act of becoming less

• any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

• wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

• making light of

• 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

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

• returning to a former state

• go back to a statistical means

• go back to a previous state

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

• stand still

• cause to stagnate

• cease to flow; stand without moving

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation