Synonyms of goes to seed

goes to seed

phrase

variants or runs to seed

present tense third-person singular of go to seed

1

as in crumbles

to become worse or of less value

They've really let the house go to seed and probably won't be able to sell it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crumbles
• rots
• goes to pot
• descends
• sinks
• devolves
• ebbs
• degenerates
• deteriorates
• decays
• atrophies
• worsens
• disintegrates
• retrogrades
• regresses
• declines
• fails
• slips
• decomposes
• falls
• diminishes
• wanes
• sours
• putrefies
• recedes
• dilapidates
• downsizes
• dwindles
• reduces
• spoils
• breaks down
• runs down
• molders
• wastes (away)
• corrupts
• weakens
• degrades
• undermines
• de-escalates
• abates
• droops
• flags
• lessens
• lags
• debilitates
• languishes
• sags
• lowers
• wilts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• ameliorates
• meliorates
• upgrades
• betters
• proceeds
• enhances
• intensifies
• enriches
• strengthens
• advances
• heightens
• develops
• progresses
• fortifies
• marches

2

as in disintegrates

to go through decomposition

When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disintegrates
• decomposes
• perishes
• falls apart
• rots
• breaks down
• molds
• decays
• molders
• spoils
• deteriorates
• festers
• turns
• putrefies
• corrupts
• crumbles
• turns off
• fouls
• sours
• contaminates
• pollutes
• taints
• ferments
• mortifies
• sinks
• defiles
• rusts
• curdles
• dilapidates
• degenerates
• addles
• descends
• declines
• withers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• ages
• develops
• matures
• ripens
• restores
• refreshes
• renews
• purifies
• cleanses
• improves
• integrates
• composes
• assembles
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates