Synonyms for

Degenerative

Verb / dɪˈdʒenɜ:ʌtɪv / Another word for degenerative — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

tending to decline or deteriorate; having a progressively harmful effect

Synonyms & similar words

deteriorating declining worsening regressive retrogressive debilitating damaging harmful hurtful pernicious fatal lethal deadly destructive ruinous devastating catastrophic calamitous disastrous tragic

Example sentences

  1. The degenerative effects of the pollution were evident in the dying trees.
  2. His degenerative illness caused him to lose the use of his legs.
  3. The injured player's condition was degenerative and would end his career.
  4. The degenerative changes in her spine caused constant pain.
  5. The degenerative nature of the disease meant it would only get worse over time.

Quotes

  • The degenerative character of history is amply demonstrated by the fact that, in the contest for supremacy, Hellenism ended in the triumph of Rome." - Goldwin Smith", "The degenerative process of aging is so predictable that we can now plan to grow old." - Florence King
  • The progressive degeneration of metaphysics into epistemology and of epistemology, finally, into sophisticated skepticism is the inevitable symptom of an age in which the loss of being is the greatest loss of all." - Eugenio Montale", "The degenerative influence of the press is so great that it seems to me to outweigh any possible benefit that might be derived from it." - Edgar Allan Poe
  • The degenerative tendencies of power are always stronger than the progressive tendencies of reason." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe",

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