deterioration
How many syllables in deterioration?
There are 6 syllables in the word deterioration.How to pronounce deterioration:
Synonyms for deterioration:
corrosion
debilitation
decay
decaying
declension
decline
decline in quality
decrepitude
degeneration
descent
desolation
devastation
dilapidation
ebbing
enfeeblement
exhaustion
impairment
weakening
wear
worsening
Antonyms for deterioration:
accession
accomplishment
accretion
accrual
accumulation
achievement
adequacy
advance
advancement
advantage
aggrandisement
aggrandizement
amelioration
amendment
amplification
ascendance
ascending
ascension
ascent
augmentation
avalanche
benefit
betterment
blessing
boom
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