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Synonyms for decay
noun breaking down, collapse- blight
- corrosion
- decomposition
- degeneration
- deterioration
- disintegration
- disrepair
- extinction
- impairment
- rot
- adulteration
- atrophy
- caries
- consumption
- crumbling
- decadence
- decline
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- depreciation
- dilapidation
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- mortification
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- spoilage
- spoilation
- wasting
- withering
- wasting away
Antonyms for decay
- building
- development
- growth
- improvement
- ascent
- construction
- increase
- morality
- rise
- flourish
- germination
- ripening
- strength
- strengthening
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
bite
verb. corrode, eat away
blight
noun. disease; plague
blighted
verb. ruin, destroy
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.