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11-letter words (1 found)

DETERIORATE,

10-letter words (1 found)

REITERATED,

9-letter words (2 found)

REITERATE,RETREATED,

8-letter words (8 found)

ADROITER,ITERATED,REITERED,RETORTED,RETRAITE,RETRATED,TERATOID,TRADITOR,

7-letter words (32 found)

ARETTED,ARIETTE,ARREEDE,ATTIRED,DORTIER,DOTTIER,EATERIE,ETAERIO,ITERATE,OTTERED,RATTIER,READIER,REEDIER,RETIRED,RETIREE,RETRAIT,RETRATE,RETREAD,RETREAT,RETRIED,ROTATED,TARDIER,TARRIED,TARTIER,TEARIER,TETRODE,TIREDER,TRAITOR,TREADER,TREATED,TREATER,TROATED,

6-letter words (97 found)

ADORER,ADROIT,AERIED,AERIER,AIRTED,ARIDER,ARRIDE,ARTIER,ATTIRE,DARTER,DARTRE,DEARER,DEARIE,DERATE,DETORT,DIETER,DOATER,DORTER,DOTIER,DOTTER,DREARE,EDITOR,EERIER,ETRIER,IDEATE,IODATE,IRATER,OARIER,OATIER,ORATED,OREIDE,OTARID,RAIDER,RAITED,RATITE,RATTED,RATTER,READER,REARED,REDATE,REDEAR,REDIAE,REEDER,REEDIT,REITER,REREAD,RETARD,RETEAR,RETIED,RETIRE,RETORE,RETORT,RETREE,RETROD,RETTED,RIOTED,RIOTER,RITARD,RITTED,RITTER,ROADIE,ROARED,ROARIE,ROATED,RORTED,ROTATE,ROTTED,ROTTER,TARRED,TARTED,TARTER,TEARED,TEARER,TEATED,TEDIER,TEERED,TEETER,TEREDO,TERETE,TERRAE,TERRET,TERRIT,TERTIA,TETRAD,TIERED,TIRADE,TIRRED,TOEIER,TOITED,TORRET,TORRID,TORTIE,TRADER,TRADIE,TRIODE,TRITER,TROADE,

5-letter words (102 found)

ADORE,AERIE,AIDER,AIRED,AIRER,ARDOR,ARDRI,AREDE,ARERE,ARETE,ARETT,ARIOT,AROID,ARRET,DARER,DARRE,DATER,DATTO,DEAIR,DEARE,DEERE,DERAT,DERRO,DETER,DIOTA,DIRER,DITTO,DOREE,DOTER,DREAR,DREER,DRERE,DRIER,DROIT,EARED,EATER,EERIE,EIDER,ERODE,ERRED,IRADE,IRATE,OARED,OATER,ORATE,ORDER,OREAD,OTTAR,OTTER,RADIO,RAIRD,RARED,RAREE,RATED,RATER,RATIO,REATE,REDIA,REEDE,REIRD,RETIA,RETIE,RETRO,RIDER,ROATE,RORID,RORIE,ROTED,ROTTE,TARDO,TARED,TAROT,TARRE,TATER,TATIE,TEADE,TEAED,TERAI,TERRA,TETRA,TETRI,TIRED,TITER,TITRE,TORTA,TORTE,TOTED,TOTER,TRADE,TRAIT,TREAD,TREAT,TREED,TRIAD,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIER,TRIOR,TRITE,TROAD,TROAT,TRODE,

4-letter words (110 found)

ADIT,AERO,AIDE,AIRT,ARED,ARET,ARID,ARTI,DARE,DARI,DART,DATE,DATO,DEAR,DEER,DEET,DERE,DERO,DIET,DIRE,DIRT,DITA,DITE,DITT,DOAT,DOER,DOIT,DORE,DORR,DORT,DOTE,DRAT,DREE,EARD,EDIT,EIDE,ERED,ETAT,IDEA,IDEE,IOTA,IRED,ODEA,ORAD,ORRA,RADE,RAID,RAIT,RARE,RATE,RATO,READ,REAR,REDE,REDO,REED,RETE,RIAD,RIDE,RIOT,RITE,RITT,ROAD,ROAR,RODE,ROED,ROID,RORE,RORT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,TAED,TAIT,TARE,TARO,TART,TATE,TEAD,TEAR,TEAT,TEED,TEER,TETE,TIAR,TIDE,TIED,TIER,TIRE,TIRO,TIRR,TITE,TOAD,TOEA,TOED,TOIT,TORA,TORE,TORI,TORR,TORT,TOTE,TRAD,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIO,TROD,TROT,

3-letter words (65 found)

ADO,AID,AIR,AIT,ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,DAE,DEE,DEI,DIE,DIT,DOE,DOR,DOT,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,IDE,IRE,ITA,OAR,OAT,ODA,ODE,ORA,ORD,ORE,ORT,RAD,RAI,RAT,RED,REE,REI,REO,RET,RIA,RID,RIT,ROD,ROE,ROT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAO,TAR,TAT,TEA,TED,TEE,TET,TID,TIE,TIT,TOD,TOE,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (26 found)

AD,AE,AI,AR,AT,DA,DE,DI,DO,EA,ED,EE,ER,ET,ID,IO,IT,OD,OE,OI,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 445 words from deteriorate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deteriorate

deteriorate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, past participle of Late Latin dēteriorō, derivative of Latin dēterior (“worse”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/, (proscribed) /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.eɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/, (proscribed) /dəˈtɪɹ.i.eɪt/

Verb

deteriorate (third-person singular simple present deteriorates, present participle deteriorating, simple past and past participle deteriorated)

  1. (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
    to deteriorate the mind
  2. (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Synonyms

  • worsen
  • to go off (of foods)
  • nerf (gaming term)
  • degenerate
  • weaken

Antonyms

  • ameliorate
  • better
  • improve
  • revamp

Related terms

  • deterioration
  • deteriorative
  • deteriorable

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

deteriorate

  1. feminine plural of deteriorato

Participle

deteriorate f pl

  1. feminine plural of deteriorato

Etymology 2

Verb

deteriorate

  1. inflection of deteriorare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Spanish

Verb

deteriorate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of deteriorar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org