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 |
| RUSTED | 4 % | 6 |
| RETROGRADED | 4 % | 11 |
| CORRODED | 4 % | 8 |
| WENTTOSEED | 4 % | 10 |
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 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.