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Detailed Synonyms for decay in English

decay:

to decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)

  1. to decay
    to decay; to disintegrate; fall into decay; to crumble; to fall apart; to fall to bits; go to ruin; to fall to pieces
  2. to decay
    to decay; to spoil; to rot; go bad
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • spoil verbe (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • rot verbe (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • go bad verbe
  3. to decay
    to deteriorate; to decay
    • deteriorate verbe (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
  4. to decay
    to deteriorate; to perish; to degenerate; to rot; to decay; to be wrecked; to fall into decline; to be lost; to meet an accident; to crash
    • deteriorate verbe (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • degenerate verbe (degenerates, degenerated, degenerating)
    • rot verbe (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • be wrecked verbe (is wrecked, being wrecked)
    • fall into decline verbe (falls into decline, fell into decline, falling into decline)
    • be lost verbe (is lost, being lost)
    • meet an accident verbe (meets an accident, met an accident, meeting an accident)
    • crash verbe (crashes, crashed, crashing)
  5. to decay
    to rot; to decay; to deteriorate
    • rot verbe (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • deteriorate verbe (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
  6. to decay
    – fall into decay or ruin 1
    to decay; to crumble; dilapidate
    – fall into decay or ruin 1
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
      • The unoccupied house started to decay1
    • crumble verbe (crumbles, crumbled, crumbling)
    • dilapidate verbe
  7. to decay
    – lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current 1
    to decay; to decompose; to disintegrate
    – lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current 1
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • decompose verbe (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • disintegrate verbe (disintegrates, disintegrated, disintegrating)
      • the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process1
  8. to decay
    – undergo decay or decomposition 1
    to decay
    – undergo decay or decomposition 1
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
      • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated1

Conjugations for decay:

present
  1. decay
  2. decay
  3. decaies
  4. decay
  5. decay
  6. decay
simple past
  1. decayed
  2. decayed
  3. decayed
  4. decayed
  5. decayed
  6. decayed
present perfect
  1. have decayed
  2. have decayed
  3. has decayed
  4. have decayed
  5. have decayed
  6. have decayed
past continuous
  1. was decaying
  2. were decaying
  3. was decaying
  4. were decaying
  5. were decaying
  6. were decaying
future
  1. shall decay
  2. will decay
  3. will decay
  4. shall decay
  5. will decay
  6. will decay
continuous present
  1. am decaying
  2. are decaying
  3. is decaying
  4. are decaying
  5. are decaying
  6. are decaying
subjunctive
  1. be decayed
  2. be decayed
  3. be decayed
  4. be decayed
  5. be decayed
  6. be decayed
diverse
  1. decay!
  2. let's decay!
  3. decayed
  4. decaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

decay [the ~] nom

  1. the decay
    the deterioration; the putrefaction; the decay; the rotting
  2. the decay
    the deterioration; the degeneracy; the degeneration; the decomposition; the corruption; the decay
  3. the decay
    – the organic phenomenon of rotting 1
    the decay; the decomposition
    – the organic phenomenon of rotting 1
  4. the decay
    – a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current 1
    the decline; the decay
    – a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current 1
  5. the decay
    – the process of gradually becoming inferior 1
    the decay
    – the process of gradually becoming inferior 1
  6. the decay
    – the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation 1
    the decay; the disintegration; the radioactive decay
    – the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation 1
  7. the decay
    – an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying 1
    the decay
    – an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying 1
    • decay [the ~] nom
      • the corpse was in an advanced state of decay1
      • the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair1

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Related Definitions for "decay":

  1. the organic phenomenon of rotting1
  2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current1
  3. the process of gradually becoming inferior1
  4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation1
  5. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying1
    • the corpse was in an advanced state of decay1
    • the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair1
  6. fall into decay or ruin1
    • The unoccupied house started to decay1
  7. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current1
  8. undergo decay or decomposition1
    • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated1

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