| Similarity | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| worsen | 0.780 | 7808 |
| deterioration | 0.715 | 7104 |
| deteriorating | 0.714 | 31694 |
| worsening | 0.698 | 31021 |
| deteriorated | 0.641 | 64911 |
| improve | 0.625 | 819 |
| parlous | 0.604 | 42819 |
| underfund | 0.603 | 19702 |
| depressed | 0.603 | 6607 |
| dramatically | 0.601 | 4535 |
| decline | 0.590 | 1346 |
| overpopulated | 0.589 | 72697 |
| ex-yugoslavia | 0.587 | 49207 |
| aggravate | 0.585 | 8872 |
| brain-damage | 0.585 | 85234 |
| understaffing | 0.583 | 62137 |
| over-stretched | 0.581 | 61448 |
| problem-free | 0.580 | 82652 |
| depress | 0.579 | 5639 |
| fast-rising | 0.578 | 90815 |
| suffer | 0.578 | 946 |
| rundown | 0.575 | 22627 |
| adversely | 0.575 | 10225 |
| mid-1970s | 0.574 | 56155 |
| diminish | 0.573 | 4367 |