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MELIORATIVE Antonyms

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

Best Opposite Words For MELIORATIVE

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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

decaying
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

declining
verb, adjectivev, adj
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.

deteriorating
adjectiveadj
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

regressing
verb, adjectivev, adj
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 WORSENING

Alternatives for DECAYING

Alternatives for DECLINING

Alternatives for DETERIORATING

Alternatives for REGRESSING

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