GOING TO SEED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

going to seed

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variants or running to seed

present participle of go to seed

as in deteriorating

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.

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as in decomposing

to go through decomposition When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed.

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falling apart

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Firmware fun Flashing the firmware to the Arduino should be the easy part, but this is when things started falling apart for me.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
For this recipe, simmer them whole, with the skins on, until very tender but not falling apart.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

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