goes to seed
phrase
variants or runs 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
Relevance
- crumbles
- rots
- goes to pot
- descends
- sinks
- degenerates
- devolves
- ebbs
- deteriorates
- decays
- atrophies
- worsens
- disintegrates
- regresses
- declines
- fails
- retrogrades
- slips
- decomposes
- falls
- dilapidates
- diminishes
- sours
- wanes
- runs down
- recedes
- breaks down
- dwindles
- molders
- spoils
- reduces
- putrefies
- undermines
- corrupts
- weakens
- degrades
- downsizes
- de-escalates
- abates
- droops
- flags
- lags
- lessens
- languishes
- sags
- wilts
- debilitates
- wastes (away)
- lowers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improves
- meliorates
- ameliorates
- upgrades
- betters
- proceeds
- enhances
- intensifies
- strengthens
- enriches
- heightens
- advances
- develops
- progresses
- marches
- fortifies
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
- breaks down
- rots
- molds
- decays
- molders
- putrefies
- spoils
- deteriorates
- turns off
- festers
- turns
- corrupts
- crumbles
- fouls
- sours
- contaminates
- taints
- pollutes
- ferments
- sinks
- dilapidates
- defiles
- rusts
- curdles
- mortifies
- degenerates
- addles
- descends
- withers
- declines
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- grows
- ages
- develops
- matures
- ripens
- restores
- refreshes
- renews
- improves
- purifies
- cleanses
- integrates
- composes
- assembles
- meliorates
- ameliorates
- betters