The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ROT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Deteriorate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROT | 21 % | 3 |
| ERODE | 18 % | 5 |
| WORSEN | 17 % | 6 |
| GOTOSEED | 11 % | 8 |
| GOTOPOT | 7 % | 7 |
| RUST | 7 % | 4 |
| DECAY | 3 % | 5 |
| RUNTOSEED | 3 % | 9 |
| GOTOTHEDOGS | 2 % | 11 |
| WEAR | 2 % | 4 |
| CORRODE | 2 % | 7 |
| WASTEAWAY | 2 % | 9 |
| GOBAD | 1 % | 5 |
| SINK | 1 % | 4 |
| TOTHEDOGS | 1 % | 9 |
| GOTOP | 1 % | 5 |
| SLIP | 1 % | 4 |
| GETWORSE | 1 % | 8 |
Why may ROT be the right solution?
"ROT" is the right solution because it means to decay or decompose, which is a synonym for deteriorate.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deteriorate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- degenerate
- drop
- worsen
- impair
- degrade
- perish
- suffer
- decay
- exacerbate
- aggravate
- fail
- decline
Crossword Answer definitions
ROT noun- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- Decaying matter.
- Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- Verbal nonsense.
- To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- To decline in function or utility.
- To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
- To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- To talk nonsense.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ROT
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
More clues leading to the result WORSEN
- Deteriorate
- Decline
- Go downhill
- Head south, so to speak
- Take a bad turn
- Slip
- Deteriorate.
- Start to go to pot
- Exacerbate
- Become more severe
More clues leading to the result GOTOSEED
- Hit the skids
- Deteriorate
- Slip slide away
- Farmers never retire, they just __
- Become shabby: Colloq.
- Deteriorate.
- Decay
More clues leading to the result GOTOPOT
More clues leading to the result RUST
- Deteriorate
- Clunker feature
- Corrode
- Sign of deterioration
- Reddish-brown
- Common corrosion
- Corrosion cause
- Degenerate from lack of use
- Reddish-brown shade
- Sign of disuse
More clues leading to the result DECAY
- Fall into ruin
- Go bad
- Urban ___
- Dentist's concern
- Rot
- Dental problem
- Dental concern
- Break down
- Dental woe
- Crumble away
More clues leading to the result RUNTOSEED
More clues leading to the result GOTOTHEDOGS
- Degenerate
- Really fall apart
- What some Miami racing fans do?
- Deteriorate.
- Deteriorate
- Visit the pound?
- Completely fall apart
- "Please visit the pound"
- Poodle breeder's ad?
More clues leading to the result WEAR
- Tear's partner
- Erode
- Have on
- Rub down
- Everyday use
- Become threadbare
- Prove durable
- Time's sign?
- Tire usage
- Apparel
More clues leading to the result CORRODE
- Act like an acid
- Become rusty
- Eat away
- Have an acidic effect on
- Rust
- Destroy by chemical process
- Wear away
- Eat
- Destroy slowly
- Eat away slowly.
More clues leading to the result WASTEAWAY
More clues leading to the result GOBAD
- Rot
- Turn to the dark side
- Spoil
- Turn, in a kitchen
- Putrefy
- Become inedible
- Turn to a life of crime, say
- Curdle, as milk
- Turn stale
- Curdle
More clues leading to the result SINK
- Drop down
- Bathroom basin
- Smell skunky
- Make, as a putt
- Basement fixture, sometimes
- Get sent down to the lower leagues?
- Laundry room fixture
- Site for soap
- Kitchen fixture
- Bathroom fixture
More clues leading to the result TOTHEDOGS
More clues leading to the result GOTOP
More clues leading to the result SLIP
- "__ Slidin' Away"
- Lady's undergarment
- Pillowcase
- Fall's prelude
- Lingerie item
- Encounter a banana peel
- Yacht spot
- Take a spill
- Goof
- Cause of a fall