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IMPROVE Antonyms

There are 5 antonyms of the word improve. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For IMPROVE

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deteriorate
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

worsen
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

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.

diminish
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

regress
verbv
noun

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

• returning to a former state

verb

• 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

Alternatives for DETERIORATE

Alternatives for WORSEN

Alternatives for DECLINE

Alternatives for DIMINISH

Alternatives for REGRESS

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