decay - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the organic phenomenon of rotting

Synonyms

• decay
• decomposition

More generic

• organic phenomenon

Noun

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

Synonyms

• decay
• decline

More generic

• decrease
• decrement

More specific

• exponential decay
• exponential return

Noun

the process of gradually becoming inferior

Synonyms

• decay

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

More specific

• breakdown
• caries
• cavity
• corruption
• decomposition
• dental caries
• dilapidation
• putrefaction
• rot
• rotting
• ruin
• spoilage
• spoiling
• tooth decay

Noun

the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

Synonyms

• decay
• disintegration
• radioactive decay

More generic

• nuclear reaction

More specific

• alpha decay
• beta decay

Noun

an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

Synonyms

• decay

More generic

• unsoundness

More specific

• decomposition
• deterioration
• disintegration
• impairment
• putrefaction
• rancidity
• rot

Verb

fall into decay or ruin

Synonyms

• crumble
• decay
• dilapidate

More generic

• change

More specific

• break
• bust
• corrode
• deteriorate
• droop
• eat at
• erode
• fall apart
• gnaw
• gnaw at
• ruin
• rust
• wear
• wear away
• wear out
• weather
• wilt

Verb

lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

Synonyms

• decay
• decompose
• disintegrate

More generic

• change integrity

Related

• disintegrate

Verb

undergo decay or decomposition

Synonyms

• decay

More generic

• change

More specific

• decompose
• deliquesce
• go bad
• molder
• moulder
• putrefy
• rot
• spoil

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