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Common collocations with deteriorate in American Collocation

deteriorate verb intransitive

US /dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪt/

quickly

fast
quickly
rapidly

By this time the weather was deteriorating rapidly and a storm was rolling up the valley.

slowly

gradually
slowly
steadily

His condition gradually deteriorated and he sadly died on 26 January 1998.

noticeably

dramatically
markedly
noticeably
sharply
significantly
visibly

The military situation has deteriorated sharply over the past year.

badly

badly
seriously
severely

Many of the drawings were on paper which was now deteriorating badly.

condition
eyesight
health
hearing
performance
quality
relationship
sight
situation
weather

Eyesight and hearing deteriorate with age.