Đồng nghĩa của deteriorate

deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating

Trái nghĩa: ameliorate, improve,

decline worsen degenerate sink fail decay drop fall slip ebb slide slump retrograde collapse get worse wane atrophy crumble degrade depreciate descend devolve regress rot stagnate go downhill adulterate alloy be in decline break corrode debilitate disimprove flag go backwards hit the skids impair injure languish lapse lower mar retrogress skid undermine become worse go to pot lose it lose quality wear away go down the toilet go to pieces go to the dogs go to the pack be the worse for wear be worse for wear go down the tubes go to rack and ruin weaken fade disintegrate wither diminish dwindle fall off decrease break down perish lessen spoil moulder molder decompose backslide putrefy abate droop wilt go bad subside waste away relapse fall apart corrupt recede mold fall away waste peter out take a turn for the worse go from bad to worse grow worse fester die down drop off die out shrink reduce mould foul shrivel go off go down revert die away dissolve go to seed slacken tail off break up fade away turn taper off shrivel up pall plummet let up become dilapidated contract sicken ease taper disappear sag mortify go taint die return moderate melt away plunge fall to pieces drain away nosedive lag dry up emaciate vanish fall into decay grow weak necrotize attenuate sphacelate devaluate evaporate putresce remit relent tumble run low soften slack off de-escalate drain dive be neglected phase down ratchet down grow less take a nosedive retreat ease off go mouldy wither away retrocede slash quiet curb run to seed check settle debase vitiate dim become emaciated become debilitated go back deprave lighten fall into disrepair quell recidivate suppurate slow down calm down restrain lose edge narrow down wear down fizzle out curdle fade out decrement dilapidate erode wind down give way give in go to ruin depress be abandoned fall back become weak mildew become less be forgotten be disregarded fall short have a relapse suffer a relapse evanesce be impaired come to an end wear off go moldy be on your last legs draw to a close become rotten flounder go pear-shaped run down decompensate move backward wizen rebate pejorate rocket crash thin necrose gangrene stink damage die on vine spiral faint pine weary succumb suffer become shrunken reach depths falter come apart at seams drift grow faint downsize downscale hit rock bottom grow weaker come apart at the seams become enfeebled go down the tube die off age weather modify curtail cut down tail away make something worse blur become smaller grow smaller rot away be on the way out go back to get smaller become rancid dip pervert demoralise debauch demoralize stain warp blight defile dry-rot pollute discolour discolor sap give up be handicapped appear in a poor light be at disadvantage be damaged be shown to disadvantage drift back slip back sink back stray devalue ulcerate gather maturate fall steeply retire trail withdraw melt sour cheapen get ill again get worse again grow moldy become contaminated peter pass become moribund go into a tailspin reach a new low become inflamed become infected addle take a dive hit the floor be slipping away be giving up the ghost be about to die have one foot in the grave be breathing one's last be approaching death be on one's deathbed be in extremis be at death's door lose ground throw back lose headway turn the clock back roll back turn back move back nose-dive deplete flow away elapse discontinue become useless go rancid go sour become addled become tainted go rotten stop close halt finish end determine expire quit conclude terminate cease go into decline cut fall ill catch something become ill dissipate bate fall apart at the seams downgrade mark down break off run out wind up dead-end leave off wink out go dead pack in disperse go astray go wrong go down the primrose path leave the straight and narrow fall from grace gutter deflate discount write off lower in price devalorize write down lower in value be taken ill be taken sick give out go away grow dim fizzle miscarry founder flop bomb bust be deficient go awry go amiss be wanting be insufficient fall through be ruined strike out be lacking be inadequate be found lacking not come to ripeness

corrupt degrade debase pervert vitiate subvert warp deprave demean cheapen poison debauch abase bastardise bastardize demoralise demoralize lessen profane prostitute canker pollute defile contaminate devalue lower foul taint brutalize bestialize depreciate brutalise undermine adulterate weaken sully dilute disgrace smirch chasten spoil impair ruin humble damage harm shame embitter desecrate abuse infect bemean sink make degenerate lead astray take down alloy cast down humiliate blemish lace thin blight violate cut distort misuse demote reduce discredit mar betray extend water down injure waste mortify despoil belittle dishonor dishonour disparage drag down mix doctor spike sophisticate lower the status of mudsling attenuate make impure diminish plant commingle denature transfuse shave amalgamate falsify dissolve cook mingle infiltrate irrigate blend intermix phony up doctor up confound seduce twist mongrelize depress downgrade bend skew colour denigrate rot bias influence prejudice load crawl turn soil stoop descend jaundice consume rust inflict subjugate sour misemploy color hurt bring down misapply corrode envenom bring low squander worsen reduce in value deface deform ravage disfigure sell sacrifice tarnish dump on sell out scourge ulcer animalize sore stain be untrue to oneself reduce in quality go bad lower someone's status lower someone's dignity go to hell live in the gutter pull down waste away cripple blacken debilitate devaluate scorn hoodoo blaspheme revile vice cuss flame swear voodoo befoul curse darn tar trash mock drag through the mud reduce the status of dehumanize desensitize treat with disrespect dehumanise slam decry pan desensitise destroy detract derogate put double whammy on commit sin do wrong commit sacrilege be evil talk dirty bring shame to run down put down take down a peg cut down shoot down tear down cut down to size dope mix with thin out tamper with smear blot defame besmirch embarrass stigmatize slander bring into disrepute stigmatise slur besmear drag through the mire libel malign bring shame on crush calumniate reproach bring discredit to vilify spot censure abash give a black eye reflect badly on deflate give a bad name asperse traduce blotch disrespect rip deride rubbish knock bring shame upon break scandalize slag off bad-mouth subdue scandalise attack breathe on tar and feather do a hatchet job on speak ill of assail rip up and down do a number on muckrake show up discomfit make someone eat crow take down a peg or two own put someone in their place squash cast a slur on sling mud at spread scandal about fling mud at run smear campaign put to shame show in a bad light make someone eat humble pie minimize quash chagrin snub put in a bad light ridicule dirty make a fool of give a bad name to minimise discolor discolour outrage insult flatten blister bring dishonour to cause to lose face mark down mess up blacken the name of make ashamed settle someone's hash cow decrease undervalue bust expose vanquish compromise disfavor overcome manipulate disfavour tame annoy disrate affront upset attaint vandalize discountenance confuse maculate disoblige treat sacrilegiously cast aspersions on vandalise muck up disconcert reflect negatively cut to the quick take the wind out of your sails have the last laugh on cast in a bad light make lose face damage the reputation of harm the reputation of get the better of muddy the reputation of blacken the reputation of condescend deign flaw unsettle brand wreck endamage bloody crab speckle disconsider badmouth lower in rank cast a slur lower in status harden vilipend touch demolish devalorize curb blackguard scorch relegate beat down undercut sabotage destabilize abandon one's principles cross up disregard toughen soften discipline restrain minify make uncomfortable make someone feel ashamed drag through mud drag someone's name through the mud poor-mouth sling mud dismiss declass silence squelch afflict check repress let down take apart lose face strike dumb put away succumb pop one's balloon put one away make eat dirt bump set back revert case-harden inure set a bad example destabilise make one feel small bring down a peg take to bits take to pieces reduce to the ranks kick downstairs force to eat humble pie dispirit defeat coarsen put in one's place nose dive overwhelm smash enfeeble overpower fix someone's wagon offend disappoint lower oneself debase oneself debase yourself lower yourself be reduced demean oneself make callous make unfeeling provoke alter discount drop incapacitate suppress sap aggravate be reduced to devastate depredate sack pillage devour desolate spoliate slight wound axe slash dis faze fluster rattle displease nonplus vex automate robotize mechanize mechanise imbrute automatize barbarize diss impoverish extinguish blaspheme against taunt begrime grime muddy ax dip slow horrify appal putrefy rout enervate slap smudge appall get one's comeuppance take the wind out harass worry keep down tease scuzz up lay waste to commit sacrilege against make foul wither write off write down downplay impugn irritate interfere with splash get dirty spatter bring to ruin cause instability sledge tinker with fiddle with miscall muck gaum mire splatter distain bemire daub roast slang gird jeer scoff be rude to give offence to call names step on one's toes cause offence to hurt somebody's feelings trash-talk sneer at cut dead treat disrespectfully throw shade bring someone to their knees make filthy make dirty get filthy play down cause to feel small crumb bedraggle mess muss make mucky muss up put out of countenance disesteem detract from ruin the reputation of pooh-pooh bring into disfavour blacken someone's name damage someone's reputation destroy someone's credibility

decay disintegrate rot decompose degenerate fade spoil weaken crumble perish putrefy degrade atrophy break down ebb go off wither collapse corrupt retrogress become dilapidated break up go bad fall apart fall down wear away fall to pieces fragment dissolve break apart

languish fade flag weaken decline decay wilt wither fail sink droop dwindle diminish sag ebb lag emaciate go rot waste molder moulder sicken faint pine tucker hunger long hanker yearn ail brood despond teeter go downhill waste away grow weak wither away fade away fizzle out go to pieces knock out fag out go into a decline conk out go soft die on vine wane shrivel perish dry die shrink disintegrate dry up desiccate lessen abate constrict contract blight wizen fold deflate shrivel up become limp blast age collapse decrease become marcescent subside become stale lower tire degenerate melt away let up ease up trail off falter peter out crumble grow faint relapse lose debase minimise depress vitiate limp grow dim cripple minimize taper off give way impoverish relax tremble tail off totter halt fall off wear off lose spirit thin out break up slow down grow weaker

wear abrade chafe erode rasp rub fray gall frazzle fret scrape scratch graze corrade corrode scour consume grind scuff waste dissolve crumble impair use decay bother fade overuse overwork tax undermine weather wear away eat away wear out wear thin become worn wear down wear through bite into eat away at rub away gnaw away become threadbare crumble away grind away rub down wash away waste away gnaw away at cut down scrape off use up go to seed tarnish rust spoil rot oxidize disintegrate gnaw destroy eat nibble corrupt oxidise bite at decompose bite become rusty oxidate perish fragment decline flake burn into canker burn through stagnate atrophy be destroyed stale degenerate go stale wither weaken devour lessen scrape away sap diminish break up grind down eat into chip away at trash make worn go through come to the end of its life become useless make threadbare go into holes wear holes in show signs of wear excoriate grate shred tear skin unravel file tatter distress become ragged become tattered come apart rip irritate roughen bark hurt rub painfully rub against raze pinch riffle ripple rub raw burn inflame break down make ragged wear threadbare drag brush lacerate damage peel flay strip ravel triturate erase wear off rub off scrape out

impair damage harm mar spoil reduce injure undermine vitiate weaken blunt decrease diminish hinder lessen worsen debilitate compromise enervate enfeeble blemish bloody break crab cripple deface disable disfigure endamage flaw hurt impede threaten blight cheapen debase destroy devaluate devalue ding disqualify invalidate prejudice queer ruin tarnish total tweak unfit cross up foul up lose strength make useless mess up rough up put the kibosh on wreck destabilize jeopardize sabotage subvert disrupt impoverish ravage annihilate crush afflict devitalize trash depress wound incapacitate corrupt corrode dismantle taint torpedo batter shock shatter scorch inconvenience smash sap blast wither destabilise screw up detract from shake up interfere with take out jeopardise smash up louse up muck up be detrimental to do harm to cause detriment to wreak havoc on put out of commission put out of action throw a monkey wrench into thwart eat away emasculate shake botch foil soften be prejudicial to be disadvantageous to attenuate be deleterious to clip one's wings consume erode wear away use up scupper scotch devastate endanger whittle imperil undo bodge blow put at risk play havoc with maim lame drive a nail into the coffin of mutilate hog-tie lay up disenable disarm prostrate exhaust indispose tire weary fatigue drain immobilize etiolate waste paralyse knacker encumber hamper torpefy eviscerate extenuate unstrengthen paralyze immobilise wear out knock out make weak render infirm lay low make feeble disempower whittle away dent sandbag wear mine dig demoralise frustrate demoralize challenge tunnel do in confine to bed confine to a wheelchair drag through the mud hollow out dig out chip away at queer the pitch of poke full of holes knock the bottom out of throw a spanner in the works of throw a monkey wrench in the works of

stagnate decline languish vegetate decay idle rot rust do nothing fall fester become stagnant be inert be sluggish constipate hibernate lie dormant stall stand still stifle stultify trammel be idle be inactive go bad go off go rancid go stale not move sit around lie fallow come to a halt grind to a halt go to seed loaf laze lounge slouch moulder loll lounge about laze around laze about degenerate exist loaf about loaf around slouch around loll about slummock loll around slouch about lounge around lollygag molder hang about hang round mooch around weaken veg out hang around mooch about bat around bat back and forth bat about bum around kill time pass time twiddle thumbs go to pot bum lazy dawdle dally chill dillydally footle drone kick back relax kick around goof off hack around hang out slack loiter take it easy skive waste time fool around fritter away slow down lie trifle goldbrick bask malinger lie around mark time be slothful fritter away time knock around stand around be unoccupied not lift a finger while away hours be indolent unwind fritter while daydream veg potter bludge doss lie about sit back flop slump sprawl piddle around fool away piddle about while away the hours while away fanny about lay on one's oars bob off sit back and do nothing rest on your oars kick your heels recline rest repose sit lean luxuriate stretch oneself outspan drape oneself slacken lean back hang loose lie back drift mooch saunter stroll piddle shirk evade dream shirk one's duties take things easy let down while away the time

nerf cripple debuff worsen degenerate gimp

tarnish corrode discolor discolour oxidise oxidize rust stain blacken dull become discoloured become dull darken become black lose luster lose lustre lose shine lose its lustre lose its shine crumble dissolve flake react heat burn

distort misrepresent pervert twist falsify slant garble bias misstate colour misinterpret misreport prejudice alter bend change color cook disguise doctor fudge manipulate misrelate skew spin warp angle belie collapse con crush curve deceive decline deviate fake gnarl knot lie melt misconstrue mislead sag scam slump snow whitewash wind writhe tamper with tinker with interfere with phony up put a spin on quote out of context take out of context trump up make out like put on influence corrupt poison adulterate misquote confuse debase embroider vitiate embellish exaggerate profane prostitute overstate muddle weight mistranslate modify degrade misrender massage mangle taint sway contaminate spoil contort defile subvert bastardize magnify prepossess bastardise misuse abuse give a false account of obscure misemploy conceal transform deprave fabricate affect misapply cloak mask embitter salt promote equivocate palter prevaricate stretch dilute fix fiddle demoralize strain abase cheapen demean convert overdraw foul pollute miscolor steer lessen debauch canker predispose orient pad airbrush fiddle with turn jaundice demoralise give a false idea of make partial gloss over juggle mold shape mould jumble patch forge put the wrong slant on confound tilt tip slope misshape weigh counterfeit blur slur give a false impression of misattribute quote cook up train concentrate focus aim direct point mutilate mix up present invent quote incorrectly overdo dramatize enhance varnish twist around misarticulate hyperbolize impact turn out turn outwards condition cover contravene four-flush rig traverse gloss deacon fib romanticise dramatise romanticize parody veil occult suppress blanket shroud hide screen enshroud curtain put words in someone's mouth travesty dress up fake it frame up elaborate on divert throw off balance throw faze upset blot out paper over give a bias to give a slant to give a particular slant to cheese blarney beard pirate dress puff devalue disgrace shame deflect misappropriate lace infect sully make biased induce persuade incline make partisan impress dispose put on an act weaken putrefy disillusion suffuse touch mistreat cut spike ruin alloy desecrate animalize outrage veer water brainwash seduce blow smoke pass off cover up build up brutalize bestialize depreciate metamorphose exploit mishandle exert an influence on have an effect on flavour flavor imbue injure mar aggravate disaffect dissipate embezzle mismanage waste squander steal defalcate mongrelize brutalise switch doctor up splay drag down adapt sour impair envenom make bad use of mutate make impure enliven transmute deform recast make resentful make bitter tinge morph spice up

miscarry misfire fail abort founder backfire boomerang flop go wrong rebound recoil be abortive be ruined be unsuccessful fall flat fall through go amiss go awry backslide blunder decline fall fizzle flounder fold meet with disaster miss slip come to nothing gang agley go pear-shaped go phut be defeated be demoted bite the dust break down fall short go astray go down go downhill go up in smoke hit bottom lose control lose out lose status miss fire play into run aground back wrong horse be found lacking be in vain come to grief come to naught go down swinging hit the skids miss the boat miss the mark turn out badly collapse fizzle out come a cropper bomb be frustrated not succeed lack success go down like a lead balloon suffer defeat not come up to scratch tank flunk flatline crater come unstuck end flame out go belly-up strike out terminate nose-dive disappoint come to a halt fluff screw up wash out be found deficient be found wanting yield give wane crumple buckle underperform underachieve not come off cave in peter out go to the wall flummox die out not work come apart at the seams not pass muster fall by the wayside meet with failure go bankrupt go broke go adrift explode miss the target go off course go badly fall apart bungle fail to happen poop out fizz out dissatisfy go on the rocks grind to a halt flag languish go belly up go haywire go tumble implode foul up trip up slip up go to pieces close fail to go off bellyflop come to a sticky end come to a bad end bring to naught not show fall down fall short of fall short of expectations do something badly lose money wreck plunge submerse wallow go out crash come apart be a disappointment be a disaster hit rock bottom fall flat on your face not pass lay an egg be rejected blow up in someone's face go by the board not make the grade not come up to the mark be a failure die vanish disappear dissolve be lost go under go to bottom abate decrease degenerate diminish drop weaken wither be counterproductive be self-defeating ricochet backlash come back redound on dwindle come to an end end in defeat be a fiasco end in disappointment fade away have an adverse effect spring back have unwelcome repercussions for bounce back bust be deficient fall away lose die down not go as planned cause one to be hoist with one's own petard drop off be wanting be insufficient fail miserably sink without trace blow it go out of business bomb out be lacking die away be inadequate not come to ripeness be beaten capitulate succumb plough cede keel be the loser come off second-best be bested by plow be vanquished be conquered be trounced bow out end in failure drop out take a licking come up short fall to pieces go down the tube end in tears drift go over like a lead balloon disintegrate break go bust not come up to expectations pauperize pauper impoverish shrink fold up give way fall in go bump relinquish relent back down lay down arms default admit defeat get the worst throw in the towel have the worst give in be worsted abdicate bow suffer be humbled be taken to cleaners meet one's Waterloo crash out be outdistanced take a beating drop a bundle submit flop in fumble not make the grade at be unsuccessful in not come up to the mark in not come up to scratch in whiff mistime mishit misfield mishandle err on fall flat on face with

revert return regress retrogress default lapse recur resume retrograde backslide change back come back go back relapse about-face change decline degenerate flip-flop inverse invert mutate pass react recrudesce reexamine reinvestigate reoffend reopen restore revisit transpose turn lapse into relapse into be returned to drift back into fall back into go back to hark back pass back slide back slip back throw back turn back go over again retrace your steps fall off the wagon take another look at take a step back take up where left off take up where you left off be once again in the possession of go back to your old ways worsen fall back drift back go downhill retreat sink recidivate ebb recede decay rot devolve descend atrophy crumble fall get worse wane retrocede go backwards slip slump fail sink back fall off go to pot go to the dogs reoccur be returned weaken suffer fade return to be overtaken be overcome break backtrack renege double back select automatically fall bak revert to old habits revert to a former state revert to one's bad habits slip back to old ways slide decrease grow worse go to pieces deprave lessen go to the pack reduce go down the tubes take a turn for the worse go down the toilet disimprove die on vine vitiate corrupt corrode disintegrate go to rack and ruin collapse hit the skids come apart at seams repudiate be unfaithful retract desert forsake betray subside drop fall away lose ground lose headway turn the clock back roll back move back wither diminish wilt falter drift tumble go down sag degrade debilitate depreciate spoil languish go down the tube flag nosedive contract pall lower droop slacken break down go bad fall apart become worse fade away waste away be neglected

escalate increase expand extend amplify enlarge accelerate raise aggrandize augment boost compound hype multiply stoke supersize swell up develop intensify add to build up heighten magnify pump up ascend broaden scale widen worsen make worse step up go from bad to worse inflate grow enhance strengthen beef up mount elevate build snowball jack up deepen exacerbate reinforce proliferate spread lift mushroom hike up burgeon rise balloon aggravate advance crank up bump up improve accumulate hike bourgeon increment make larger make bigger boom supplement wax upgrade consolidate make greater accentuate maximize gain climb pad top up maximise redouble inflame appreciate amp up exaggerate add dilate roll up double mark up mount up blow up intensate further increase in size amass become larger stretch pyramid progress triple enrich spike lengthen rouse accrue pump parlay exalt spiral jack distend upscale emphasize ratchet up shoot up make better slap on go up emphasise puff up put up scale up sprout soup up concentrate optimize jump up sharpen skyrocket nurture uprise ameliorate surge better upraise thicken propagate cultivate encourage quicken hasten diffuse stress elaborate rocket foster prolong cumulate pullulate optimise upsurge protract bolster increase in scope become more numerous fill tack on flesh out pick up turn up increase exponentially boost up outspread add fuel to the flames become bigger add fuel to the fire push up puff out heat up bloat run up increase in complexity increase in extent spring up breed leap promote thrive flourish bloom manifold aggregate annex diversify reenforce well grow stronger open teem swarm underline upsize stimulate elongate follow up collect complicate speed up confound confuse uplift fatten become greater branch out enforce fuel tend heat fan the flames annexe expatiate pour rain overrun sweeten hot up become worse advertise revitalize advertize piggyback put salt on the wound bulge bulk buttress rub salt in the wound goose up fetch up send through the roof fill out become distended make intricate make complex broaden one's horizons extend operations rally jump revitalise fortify make louder add insult to injury intumesce tumefy gain strength get bigger bulk up embellish overstate keep burning stir mend poke rekindle feed add fuel to tag on buck up lighten darken brighten whet point accent unfold shore up set off add fuel pile on tone up heap on dramatize embroider overplay pervade sprawl pour it on overdo overestimate stoke up overemphasize hyperbolize touch up cram surcharge overemphasise dramatise put fuel on circulate sweep drive up stretch the truth swell up make a big thing out of blow something out of all proportion blow up out of all proportion spread across spread like wildfire roll out spread like lightning spread through open out stiffen toughen grow greater grow larger beef toughen up tighten make more rigid make stricter make more stringent make more rigorous

crack up crumble be overcome go mad lose it collapse crack decline derange disintegrate fail have a breakdown sicken become demented become psychotic break down flip out freak out go bonkers go crazy go nuts have breakdown lose control schizz out blow a fuse go off one's rocker go to pieces come apart at seams come apart at the seams fall apart at the seams go off deep end go out of your mind fall apart melt down wig out break up freak come undone crumple lose one's self-control be overcome with emotion be emotional cry dissolve into tears burst into tears unstring blow up craze blow your mind become insane flip loco bug out unhinge frenzy unbalance become deranged madden degenerate decay ebb sink slip retrograde slide slump worsen go downhill wane fade regress fall retrogress hit the skids atrophy devolve go down the toilet rot get worse go down the tubes flag languish lapse diminish go to pot weaken degrade go to rack and ruin drop wither droop depreciate go to the dogs stagnate go to the pack fall off wilt go backwards be in decline disimprove descend grow worse become worse go bad waste away spoil fall to pieces dwindle perish debilitate sag lag go emaciate backslide lessen wear away putrefy waste vitiate impair lower skid lose quality contract become dilapidated corrupt corrode dry up take a turn for the worse be the worse for wear wizen die out decompose recede nosedive go off pall slacken fade away decrease dissolve suffer be neglected go from bad to worse injure adulterate mar break alloy undermine deprave reduce relapse return revert die on vine fall down be damaged be handicapped be impaired appear in a poor light be at disadvantage be shown to disadvantage drop off pejorate go to seed run to seed fall into disrepair be worse for wear reach depths hit rock bottom evaporate disappear melt melt away lose courage grow less mummify faint cave in give out succumb shrivel dry shrink die desiccate constrict become stale fold deflate become marcescent become limp blast blight shrivel up age debase dilapidate become debilitated go into decline be on your last legs

change fluctuate vacillate vary veer deviate differ morph mutate seesaw snap teeter waver better diminish reverse turn around divert worsen yo-yo shift oscillate swing alternate alter sway see-saw shilly-shally rise and fall go up and down blow hot and cold wobble dither equivocate ebb and flow waffle hem and haw undulate hesitate hover haver be unsteady be irresolute come and go swither be undecided balance stagger halt scruple dilly-dally shillyshally be indecisive pause hedge hum and haw hang back change mind be unable to decide be unable to make up your mind pussyfoot around sit on the fence chop and change run hot and cold think twice depend go back and forth prevaricate flip-flop pivot switch flicker transform stall tremble dally turn digress displace tergiversate quiver move backward and forward move to and fro move back and forth palter trim get cold feet shudder whiffle waffle deliberate go from one extreme to the other beat around the bush rotate interchange intersperse take turns substitute be staggered be interspersed relieve follow totter vibrate flutter wave act in sequence occur in turn occur in rotation work in sequence follow one another act reciprocally move between fill in for follow in turn take it in turns be unstable falter be doubtful temporize be unsure be uncertain wabble reel fence-straddle rock dillydally whiffle boggle straddle temporise keep changing your mind shake quaver shiver delay quake flap lurch procrastinate wag stumble ripple move dawdle stir agitate tremor judder dodder twitch pulsate convulse jiggle jerk be ambivalent jolt linger roll jounce careen palpitate be in two minds ruffle demur waggle flounder be hesitant twitter joggle bucket flail pitch wiggle heave tarry waddle faff about jar thresh billow wigwag flit thrash waste time blow second-guessing yourself weave fly have doubts hold off drag your heels move up and down teeter-totter wait doubt quail defer flop trifle bat swish waft twirl swirl mammer toddle shamble hobble hold back lag sweep whirl twist flick flitter faff around flow stream pulse shimmy shy away whip loiter jog shake like a leaf hang fire mess about drag your feet play a waiting game wobble about have misgivings doubt yourself trill be on the fence will and will not warble spasm thrill beat quave throb dodge swell surge start jitter drift toss mess around hang about hang around potter be on the horns of a dilemma stot flinch note wave rapidly um and ah shuffle plunge pitchpole list topple dangle walk unsteadily straggle commove succuss flaunt bump churn tremble precariously mark time let the grass grow under one's feet while away time kill time move slowly roll about push and pull move backwards and forwards stir up set in motion put in motion hirple doddle walk haltingly move falteringly be tentative stay back walk with difficulty shrink back stay in the background be reluctant to come forward plod be divided lumber move side to side move from side to side feel uncertain wonder about wave to and fro trudge limp blunder swerve adjourn retard prolong postpone protract think something unlikely be dubious lack conviction be sceptical bumble curl goldbrick cool poke wind titubate bob stay drag harbour suspicions about have hesitations about express suspicions about have reservations about express reservations about entertain doubts about harbour reservations about struggle have suspicions about fluctuate on have doubts about feel uneasy about mumble put off catch the wind stammer sprauchle stutter pussyfoot kick the can down the road put off doing something use delaying tactics postpone action defer action let something slide take a raincheck play for time suspend action be dilatory go around feel giddy stop balk flog break wallow move clumsily sputter blunder about ponder hang debate weigh baulk speak haltingly fumble for words trip over your tongue speak falteringly stumble over your words swing backwards and forwards swing back and forth be reluctant be unwilling pull back think about sit on fence

deteriorated deteriorates deteriorating deterioratingly deterioration deteriorationist deterging deterges detergents detergent detergency detergencies