bad to worse
- downhillToward the bottom
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
sinking · plummeting · freefall · decline · slippery slope · rock bottom · trainwreck · disaster · hopeless · grim · bleak · dire · desperate · doomed · nightmare · quicksand · snowball · cascade
trajectory of deterioration vs. improvement
bad to worsebetter and better
Continually advancing in quality
improving · getting better · on the mend · turning around · looking up
negative progression vs. stability
bad to worsestable
Secure and unchanging
plateauing · maintaining · status quo · leveling off · no change
quality state
bad to worsethriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · prospering · in good shape · doing well · in fine fettle