Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
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Decay
/diˈkeɪ/
Synonyms for "decay" (251 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Noun(12 words)
declinedecompositionradioactive decayblightblightingcankeringcreakingdecline of civilizationdecomposedecomposer leveldecomposer level measurementdecomposing
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(5 words)
Strong matches (75)
Noun(16 words)
decomposition tendencydecrepitudedegeneracydegenerate formdegradedeterioratedeteriorationdeteriorationsdiminishdisintegratedisintegrationdisusedotageecosystem functionsfalloffsfoetor
Adjective(2 words)
degraded statusdilapidated
Related words (125)
go to piecesgo to potgo to seedhydrolysishydrolystincoherenceinfirmitymessmildewmoldmoldermortificationmortifymouldmouldermouldymuckmucusnecrosenecrosis
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obscenityordureoxidationoxidizationperishphotolysispollutepusputrefactionputrefyputresceputrescenceputrid matterputridityputridnessrancidityrancidnessrankleranknessravages of timeresolutionrotrottennessrottingruinrustsapscurfscuzseedslimesloughsmutsnotsordessoursphacelatesphacelationsphacelussplitsplittingspoilspoilagestagnatesuppuratetaintthermolysistooth decayturntwilightunderminevicewanewaste awaywastingweakenweakeningwearwear and tearwear awaywitherworkwreck
Adjective(6 words)
historical disintegrationlong term degradationlower energy stateputrefiedrapid decompositiontumbledown
Noun(28 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more societal-collapse
Related word relations
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More general
18 entriesactionactivitychangechange integritydeclinedecompositiondecreasedecrementdeteriorationdiminutionnatural actionnatural processnuclear processnuclear reactionorganic phenomenonprocess
Showing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
16 entriesalpha decaybeta decaycorrosioncultural decaydegenerationeconomic decayerosiongamma decaymoldermoral decayputrefactionputrefyrotrottingspontaneous fissionwear
Collocations
7 entriesbiological decaychemical decaydecay constantdecay curvedecay rateradioactive decaystructural decay
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- اضمحل verb (to deteriorate)
- تضعضع verb (to deteriorate)
Armenian
1 entries- փչանալ verb (to deteriorate)
Bulgarian
2 entries- развалям се verb (to deteriorate)
- разлагам се verb (to deteriorate)
Catalan
2 entries- deteriorar-se verb (to deteriorate)
- fer-se malbé verb (to deteriorate)
Czech
1 entries- rozkládat se verb (to deteriorate)
Danish
4 entries- brydes ned verb (to deteriorate)
- forfalde verb (to deteriorate)
- henfalde verb (to deteriorate)
- nedbrydes verb (to deteriorate)
Dutch
3 entries- in verval raken verb (to deteriorate)
- verloederen verb (to deteriorate)
- vervallen verb (to deteriorate)
Esperanto
1 entries- kadukiĝi verb (to deteriorate)
Finnish
4 entries- heikentyä verb (to deteriorate)
- heiketä verb (to deteriorate)
- rapautua verb (to deteriorate)
- rappeutua verb (to deteriorate)
French
1 entries- pourrir verb (to deteriorate)
Georgian
1 entries- ფუჭდება verb (to deteriorate)
German
2 entries- verderben verb (to deteriorate)
- verfallen verb (to deteriorate)
Hungarian
2 entries- elpusztul verb (to deteriorate)
- tönkremegy verb (to deteriorate)
Irish
2 entries- meath verb (to deteriorate)
- meathlaigh verb (to deteriorate)
Korean
1 entries- 부패하다 verb (to deteriorate)
Malayalam
1 entries- ജീർണ്ണിക്കുക verb (to deteriorate)
Māori
2 entries- koropungapunga verb (to deteriorate)
- taimate verb (to deteriorate)
Persian
2 entries- تباهیدن verb (to deteriorate)
- واپاشیدن verb (to deteriorate)
Portuguese
2 entries- decompor-se verb (to deteriorate)
- deteriorar verb (to deteriorate)
Romanian
1 entries- descompune verb (to deteriorate)
Russian
2 entries- по́ртиться verb (to deteriorate)
- ухудша́ться verb (to deteriorate)
Spanish
4 entries- decaer verb (to deteriorate)
- descaecer (disused) verb (to deteriorate)
- deteriorarse verb (to deteriorate)
- periclitar verb (to deteriorate)
Swedish
4 entries- förfalla verb (to deteriorate)
- försämras verb (to deteriorate)
- mattas verb (to deteriorate)
- tackla av verb (to deteriorate)
Turkish
1 entries- fenalaşmak verb (to deteriorate)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
There is nothing that does not decay.
Source: tatoeba (19579)
Too many sweets cause your teeth to decay.
Source: tatoeba (21008)
Mere decay produces richer life.
Source: tatoeba (22299)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.