What is another word for going downhill?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˌə͡ʊɪŋ dˈa͡ʊnhɪl], [ ɡˌəʊɪŋ dˈaʊnhɪl], [ ɡ_ˌəʊ_ɪ_ŋ d_ˈaʊ_n_h_ɪ_l]
Synonyms for Going downhill:
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v.
• come down- decline ,
- decrease ,
- degenerate ,
- descend ,
- deteriorate ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- go downhill ,
- reduce ,
- suffer .
- Disimprove ,
- abate ,
- backslide ,
- cheapen ,
- decay ,
- depreciate ,
- diminish ,
- disintegrate ,
- droop ,
- drop ,
- dwindle ,
- ebb ,
- fade ,
- fall off ,
- flag ,
- go to pot ,
- go to the dogs ,
- hit the skids ,
- languish ,
- lapse ,
- lose value ,
- lower ,
- pine ,
- recede ,
- relapse ,
- retrograde ,
- return ,
- revert ,
- rot ,
- sag ,
- settle ,
- shrink ,
- sink ,
- slide ,
- subside ,
- wane ,
- weaken ,
- worsen .
- come apart at seams ,
- corrode ,
- corrupt ,
- deprave ,
- die on vine ,
- go to pieces ,
- lessen ,
- regress ,
- retrogress ,
- slip ,
- vitiate .
- Collapsing ,
- Decaying ,
- Degenerating ,
- Dilapidating ,
- Putrefying ,
- Slumping ,
- atrophying ,
- declining ,
- deteriorating ,
- downgrading ,
- ebbing ,
- fading ,
- falling apart ,
- getting worse ,
- lapsing ,
- mouldering ,
- regressing ,
- relapsing ,
- retrogressing ,
- reverting ,
- sinking ,
- sliding ,
- slipping ,
- tergiversating ,
- waning ,
- wilting ,
- withering ,
- worsening .
- abort ,
- back wrong horse ,
- be defeated ,
- be demoted ,
- be found lacking ,
- be in vain ,
- be ruined ,
- blunder ,
- come to naught ,
- come to nothing ,
- fall flat ,
- fall short ,
- fall through ,
- fizzle ,
- flop ,
- flounder ,
- fold ,
- founder ,
- go astray ,
- go down ,
- go down swinging ,
- go up in smoke ,
- go wrong ,
- hit bottom ,
- lose control ,
- lose out ,
- lose status ,
- meet with disaster ,
- miscarry ,
- miss ,
- miss the boat ,
- play into ,
- run aground ,
- turn out badly .
Other relevant words:
- adulterate ,
- alloy ,
- be worse for wear ,
- become worse ,
- break ,
- crumble ,
- debase ,
- debilitate ,
- decompose ,
- degrade ,
- fall apart ,
- impair ,
- injure ,
- lose it ,
- lose quality ,
- mar ,
- pervert ,
- skid ,
- spoil ,
- undermine ,
- wear away .
How to use "Going downhill" in context?
Going downhill is something that can happen to anyone. Going downhill usually happens when someone loses control of their life and their personal finances. Going downhill can happen quickly, or it can happen slowly over a period of time. The bottom line is that if someone is heading downhill, they need to take steps to turn their life around.
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