WENT TO SEED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

went to seed

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variants or ran to seed

past tense of go to seed

as in deteriorated

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 decomposed

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

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fell apart

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Talks between the United States and Canada about a deal that could have staved off the imposition of 50 percent duties fell apart Friday evening, deepening a months-long fracture between the North American neighbors.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Yet on a scorching Monday afternoon, Ludlow sat alone at a streetside coffee shop in Eagle Rock, trying to account for how the biggest jazz event in Los Angeles history fell apart.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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