Antonyms for go to seed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : seed |
| Phonetic Transcription : sid |
- activate
- ascend
- brighten
- build
- carry out
- cheer
- color
- combine
- construct
- delight
- develop
- die
- disrobe
- do
- energize
- enlarge
- enliven
- expand
- extend
- flourish
- freshen
- germinate
- grow
- help
- improve
- increase
- invigorate
- make happy
- make well
- please
- prosper
- put together
- raise
- rebuild
- refresh
- refuse
- reject
- ripen
- rise
- save
- strengthen
- take off
- unite
Definition of go to seed
Origin :- Old English sed, sæd "that which may be sown; an individual grain of seed; offspring, posterity," from Proto-Germanic *sediz "seed" (cf. Old Norse sað, Old Saxon sad, Old Frisian sed, Middle Dutch saet, Old High German sat, German Saat), from PIE *se-ti- "sowing," from root *se- (1) "to sow" (see sow (v.)). Figurative use in Old English. Meaning "offspring, progeny" rare now except in biblical use. Meaning "semen" is from c.1300. For sporting sense, see seed (v.).
- As in stagnate : verb deteriorate by lack of action
- As in vegetate : verb be very passive
- As in wear : verb corrode, use
- As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble
Synonyms for go to seed
- abrade
- atrophy
- be impaired
- be inert
- be worthless
- become contaminated
- become threadbare
- become worn
- blight
- break up
- chafe
- collapse
- constipate
- consume
- corrode
- crumble
- curdle
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- decompose
- decrease
- defile
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- discolor
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- drain
- dry-rot
- dwindle
- erode
- exhaust
- exist
- fade
- fail
- fatigue
- fester
- fray
- gall
- get worse
- go bad
- go to pot
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- graze
- grind
- hibernate
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- idle
- impair
- jade
- languish
- lessen
- lie fallow
- loaf
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- not move
- overuse
- overwork
- pass time
- pejorate
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- putresce
- reach depths
- rot
- rub
- rust
- sap
- scrape
- scrape off
- scuff
- shrink
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- stagnate
- stall
- stand
- stand still
- stifle
- stultify
- suppurate
- tax
- tire
- trammel
- turn
- use up
- vegetate
- wane
- wash away
- waste
- waste away
- weaken
- wear away
- wear out
- wear thin
- weary
- weather
- wither
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