English

Detailed Synonyms for decay in English

decay:

to decay verb (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 verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • go bad verb
  3. to decay
    to deteriorate; to decay
    • deteriorate verb (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
    • decay verb (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 verb (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
    • perish verb (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • degenerate verb (degenerates, degenerated, degenerating)
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • be wrecked verb (is wrecked, being wrecked)
    • fall into decline verb (falls into decline, fell into decline, falling into decline)
    • be lost verb (is lost, being lost)
    • meet an accident verb (meets an accident, met an accident, meeting an accident)
    • crash verb (crashes, crashed, crashing)
  5. to decay
    to rot; to decay; to deteriorate
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • deteriorate verb (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
  6. to decay
    – fall into decay or ruin 1
    to decay; to crumble; dilapidate
    – fall into decay or ruin 1
    • decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
      • The unoccupied house started to decay1
    • crumble verb (crumbles, crumbled, crumbling)
    • dilapidate verb
  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 verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • disintegrate verb (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 verb (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 ~] nomen

  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 ~] nomen
      • 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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