All decay synonyms
deΒ·cay
D d noun decay
- degeneracy β If you refer to the behaviour of a group of people as degeneracy, you mean that you think it is shocking, immoral, or disgusting.
- putridity β in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- perishing β causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold.
- wasting β not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- caries β Caries is decay in teeth.
- gangrene β necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
- falloff β a decline in quantity, vigor, etc.
- dwindling β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- waning β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
verb decay
- putrefy β to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
- mildew β Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- sicken β disgust
- curdle β If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- defile β To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- perish β to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- molder β to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- mold β loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- suppurate β to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- dry-rot β Plant Pathology. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- moulder β to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- fester β to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- discolour β Alternative spelling of discolor.
- fall off β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- go bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- hit the skids β get into difficulties
- waste away β become thin and weak