gone to seed 1 of 2
phrase (1)
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect That old, rusted car has gone to seed. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dilapidated
- neglected
- abandoned
- miserable
- tired
- down-at-heels
- down-at-the-heel
- desolate
- mean
- ragged
- tattered
- ruined
- scruffy
- dumpy
- mangy
- seedy
- shabby
- ratty
- tumbledown
- tacky
- tatterdemalion
- sleazy
- grungy
- tatty
- scrubby
- damaged
- threadbare
- timeworn
- wrecked
- broken
- bombed-out
- beat-up
- moth-eaten
- down-at-the-heels
- destroyed
- dog-eared
- run-down
- deteriorated
- down-at-heel
- deteriorating
- godforsaken
- decrepit
- injured
- impaired
- forlorn
- hurt
- unkept
- decaying
- bedraggled
- harmed
- dingy
- ramshackle
- tumbledown
- rickety
- rattletrap
- worn-out
- broken-down
- rackety
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fresh
- new
- maintained
- rebuilt
- reconstructed
- patched
- brand-new
- smart
- kept-up
- spruce
- mended
- spiffy
- cared-for
gone to seed
2 of 2phrase (2)
variants or run to seed
1
as in crumbled
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
- crumbled
- rotted
- gone to pot
- descended
- sunk
- devolved
- degenerated
- deteriorated
- decayed
- ebbed
- worsened
- disintegrated
- regressed
- declined
- atrophied
- retrograded
- failed
- slipped
- decomposed
- diminished
- fallen
- reduced
- soured
- dwindled
- downsized
- waned
- spoiled
- receded
- weakened
- broken down
- corrupted
- dilapidated
- degraded
- run down
- undermined
- moldered
- abated
- de-escalated
- putrefied
- drooped
- lessened
- spoilt
- lowered
- debilitated
- lagged
- languished
- flagged
- wilted
- wasted (away)
- sagged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improved
- meliorated
- upgraded
- enhanced
- ameliorated
- intensified
- enriched
- developed
- heightened
- strengthened
- proceeded
- progressed
- marched
- fortified
- advanced
- bettered
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as in disintegrated
to go through decomposition When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed. Synonyms & Similar Words
- disintegrated
- decomposed
- fallen apart
- perished
- broken down
- rotted
- molded
- decayed
- spoiled
- turned
- corrupted
- turned off
- deteriorated
- fouled
- festered
- moldered
- crumbled
- spoilt
- putrefied
- contaminated
- soured
- tainted
- polluted
- fermented
- sunk
- mortified
- defiled
- rusted
- addled
- curdled
- descended
- degenerated
- declined
- dilapidated
- withered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- grown
- developed
- aged
- matured
- restored
- ripened
- renewed
- composed
- integrated
- purified
- improved
- assembled
- cleansed
- refreshed
- meliorated
- ameliorated
- bettered