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IMPROVEMENTS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word improvements. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For IMPROVEMENTS

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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.

deterioration
nounn
noun

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

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

decay
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

verb

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

diminishing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

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

setback
nounn
noun

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

weakening
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

adjective satellite

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

Alternatives for DECLINE

Alternatives for DETERIORATION

Alternatives for WORSENING

Alternatives for DECAY

Alternatives for DECREASE

Alternatives for DIMINISHING

Alternatives for REGRESSION

Alternatives for SETBACK

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