The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WORE , but the solution may also be GOTWORSE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Wall Street Journal).
Deteriorated crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WORE | 20 % | 4 |
| WENTTOPOT | 16 % | 9 |
| GONETOSEED | 12 % | 10 |
| ERODED | 12 % | 6 |
| GONETOPOT | 8 % | 9 |
| GOTWORSE | 8 % | 8 |
| RANTOSEED | 8 % | 9 |
| CORRODED | 4 % | 8 |
| WENTTOSEED | 4 % | 10 |
| RUSTED | 4 % | 6 |
| RETROGRADED | 4 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deteriorated
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- declining
- failing
- retrograde
- regressing
- retrogressive
- regressive
- aggravated
- aggravating
- bad
- busted
- compounded
- compromised
Crossword Answer definitions
WORE verb- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- (with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- (of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
- To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To defend; protect.
- To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
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 WORE
- Displayed
- Donned
- Had on
- Put on
- Diminished through attrition
- Became threadbare
- Got boring
- Sported
- Lasted
- Attrited
More clues leading to the result WENTTOPOT
More clues leading to the result GONETOSEED
More clues leading to the result ERODED
- Lost ground
- Eaten away
- Wore away
- Deteriorated
- Ate into
- Slowly broke down
- Worn away
- Wore
- Became worn away
- Wore down
More clues leading to the result GONETOPOT
More clues leading to the result GOTWORSE
More clues leading to the result RANTOSEED
More clues leading to the result CORRODED
More clues leading to the result WENTTOSEED
More clues leading to the result RUSTED
- Oxidized
- Like much junkyard metal
- Corroded
- Decayed, like metal
- Suffered from neglect, in a way
- Turned colors, in a way
- Declined, as crafts
- Rip's gun is.
- Oxidized.
- Became impaired by inaction.