debilitating
verb. incapacitate
decay
verb. deteriorate, crumble
- atrophy
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- blight
- break up
- collapse
- corrode
- curdle
- decline
- decompose
- defile
- degenerate
- depreciate
- discolor
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- dry-rot
- dwindle
- fade
- fail
- get worse
- go bad
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- lessen
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- pejorate
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- putresce
- reach depths
- rot
- sap
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- suppurate
- turn
- wane
- waste away
- weaken
- wear away
- wither
decline
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
declined
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
declining
verb. lessen, become less
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
decrease
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
decreased
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
decreasing
verb. grow less or make less
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
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