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Compromised vs Deteriorated - What's the difference?

compromised | deteriorated |

As verbs the difference between compromised and deteriorated

is that compromised is (compromise) while deteriorated is (deteriorate).

As an adjective compromised

is having been compromised.

compromised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (compromise)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Having been compromised.

    • deteriorated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deteriorate)

    • deteriorate

    English

    Verb

    (deteriorat)
  • To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
    • to deteriorate the mind
  • * Southey
    • The art of war, like every other art, ecclesiastical architecture alone excepted, was greatly deteriorated during those years of general degradation
  • To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 8 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=It was turning into an abysmal afternoon for Newcastle and it deteriorated further when Tiote saw red for his challenge on Jon Ashton. }}

    Related terms

    * deterioration * deteriorative * deteriorable

    Synonyms

    * worsen

    Antonyms

    * ameliorate * better * improve