Definition for Go bad:

• become unfit for consumption or use; " the meat must be eaten before it spoils"

Synonyms for Go bad:

• n.

  •degenerate (noun)
  • deteriorate.
  •go bad (noun)
  • give out,
  • give way,
  • break,
  • go,
  • conk out.

• v.

  •decay (verb)
  • decompose,
  • sink,
  • mold,
  • mortify,
  • curdle,
  • corrode,
  • disintegrate,
  • decline,
  • suppurate,
  • mildew,
  • atrophy,
  • fail,
  • degenerate.
  •die (verb)
  • fall,
  • rankle,
  • break down,
  • retrograde,
  • crumble.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • molder,
  • worsen.
  •Other relevant words:
  • go off,
  • ferment,
  • taint,
  • go to pieces,
  • gangrene,
  • moulder,
  • slip,
  • corrupt,
  • addle,
  • turn sour,
  • spile,
  • go stale,
  • fall to pieces,
  • descend,
  • rust,
  • sour,
  • mould,
  • be ruined,
  • go limp,
  • fester,
  • mouldy,
  • canker.

Antonyms for Go bad:

• v.

  • debauch
    honor, obey, cleanse, disgust, straighten, turn off, praise, purify, upgrade, help, value, protect, repulse, clean, be loyal, defend, improve, disenchant.
  • decay
    expand, put together, unite, color, prosper, build, increase, extend, rise, flourish, grow, strengthen, germinate, ascend, make well, combine, raise, ripen, brighten, enlarge, develop.
  • die
    begin, advance, be born, commence, forge, start, appear, reach, enhance, bear, continue, forward, live, arrive, win, prolong.
  • rot
    go up, moralize.
  • spoil
    neglect, ignore, be indifferent.

Hypernym for Go bad:

• v.

  • change
    addle, curdle.

Hyponym for Go bad:

• v.

  • change
    decay.