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n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

depression, dent, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

turkey, bomb, dud

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

waterloo, Waterloo

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

lowering

n. the act of causing to become less

reduction, simplification

n. the act of reducing complexity

degeneration

n. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

corruption

n. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

dissolution, disintegration

n. separation into component parts

regression

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

fall, drop, falling

n. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

abyss, abysm

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

precipice

n. a very steep cliff

waterfall, falls, cascade, cataract

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

balk, baulk, jib, resist

v. refuse to comply

countermine, sabotage, weaken, undermine, counteract, subvert

v. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

shy, start suddenly

v. start suddenly, as from fight

settle, subside

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

falter, stammer, stutter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder, flounder around

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

misfire, fail to detonate, fail to fire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

lapse, backslide

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

lessen, subside

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

misfire, fail to detonate, fail to fire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder, flounder around

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

falter, stammer, stutter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

sink, slump, fall off

v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

misfire, fail to detonate, fail to fire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder, flounder around

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

falter, stammer, stutter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

reject, scorn, disdain, turn down, spurn, pooh-pooh, freeze off

v. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

decline, refuse

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

Synonyms (4)

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

Antonyms (45)

improvement

n. a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

increase, increment

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

increase, increment

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

rise, ascent, climb, upgrade, acclivity

n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

undertake, take in charge

v. accept as a charge

jump, derail, run off the rails

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

take up, adopt, take over, borrow

v. take up and practice as one's own

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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