Antonym of improves

Verb

impairs deteriorates ruins diminishes disimproves hinders recedes descends lessens lowers weakens befouls begrimes blackens blots contaminates darkens defames defiles dims discolors discolours embarrasses grimes loses luster loses shine marks muddies oxidises oxidizes pales rusts slanders smears smudges soils spots stains sullies tars abates antiques blemishes blights blows curbs dates debuffs declines decreases defaces demotes depresses devalorizes disfigures drops flaws halts loses mars nerfs outmodes reduces reducer represses retreats spoils stops tarnishes vitiates wastes worsens abridges adulterates attenuates batters becomes worse blunts breaks apart breaks down collapses compresses corrupts deactivates dents depreciates devaluates devalues dings dirties disables disarms disconnects disenables disqualifies dresses casually dresses down dulls ebbs enervates enfeebles exhausts fragments gets worse goes off goes to pot hamstrings handicaps hocks hogties immobilises immobilizes impedes inactivates incapacitates invalidates kiboshes knocks out loses quality loses strength maims makes useless mangles messes up minimises minimizes mucks up mutilates muzzles obstructs paralyses paralyzes pinions plays down pollutes pulverises pulverizes puts out of action queers renders incapable restricts roughs up sabotages saps scales down scorches separates severs shortens skids slides spikes splinters splits squashes subtracts takes away takes out throws monkey wrench in tweaks unbraces unfits unstrengthens upsets wears withers writes off abbreviates bastardises bastardizes besmirches burdens coarsens complicates dampens deducts deepens depletes devitalizes dispirits disregards fades out gives out goes dead hardens leaves plain loses power makes difficult makes simple makes unclean narrows obfuscates packs in packs up perplexes peters questions rebates roughens simplifies tails away takes back uglifies does nothing eats away flakes goes stale scours stagnates

Verb

regresses forfeits fades fails goes to the dogs hits the skids idles loses it wanes backslides circumscribes confines discontinues falls away goes out of shape loses ground loses headway comes to a halt destabilises destabilizes forgets grinds to a halt sets back stalls stultifies topples trammels

Verb

persists remains holds stays adds insult to injury fans the flames feeds the fire goes from bad to worse rubs salt in a wound leaves alone

Verb

languishes suffers faints rots ails broods desires desponds dwindles flags goes soft goes to pieces grieves hankers hungers repines sickens sighs sorrows wastes away wilts fizzles out sinks aggravates dies on vine exacerbates fades away hurts pines pines away snivels starves atrophies conks out debilitates falls apart blisters chafes frets gets sick harms injures lazes maturates rankles

Verb

destroys erodes annihilates breaks up captures consumes corrodes creams crumbles crushes decays decomposes demolishes desecrates desolates despoils devastates disintegrates dismantles disorganizes disrupts exterminates extinguishes forages forays guts harries lays waste leaves in ruins loots overruns overthrows overwhelms pillages pirates plunders preys prostrates pulls down raids ransacks rapes ravages razes robs sacks seizes shatters smashes spoliates stamps out strips sweeps away totals tramples trashes wears away wreaks havoc wreaks havoc on wrecks wrests damages disarranges disorders indulges keeps knocks down scatters decimates deranges tears apart vandalises vandalizes

Nearby Words

improvidence improvident improvidently improving improvingly improvisate improvers improver improve performance improve on improve mind improvements

Synonym of improves

improves Idiom, Proverb

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