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- [dih-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]
- /dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv/
- /dɪˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]
- /dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv/
Definitions of degenerative word
- adjective degenerative A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses. 3
- adjective degenerative (of a disease or condition) getting steadily worse 3
- adjective degenerative of, showing, or causing degeneration 3
- adjective degenerative tending to degenerate 3
- adjective degenerative tending to degenerate. 1
- adjective degenerative characterized by degeneration. 1
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Origin of degenerative
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; degenerate + -ive
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Parts of speech for Degenerative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
degenerative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
degenerative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for degenerative
adj degenerative
- retrogressive — characterized by retrogression; degenerating.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- deteriorating — Become progressively worse.
- regressive — regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
- dwindling — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
adjective degenerative
- wasting — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
Antonyms for degenerative
adj degenerative
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
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