Definition for Decay:

• [ Nuclear physics] An automatic conversion which is applied tomost array-valued expressions in C; they " decay into"pointer-valued expressions pointing to the array's firstelement. This term is not used in the official standard forthe language.

Synonyms for Decay:

• n.

  •
  • thrive,
  • go off,
  • better,
  • go bad.
  •
  • burnout,
  • bruise,
  • blemish,
  • burn,
  • blister,
  • chip.
  •
  • spiral,
  • escalate,
  • deepen.
  •
  • havoc.
  •adulteration (noun)
  • contamination,
  • corruption.
  •breaking down, collapse (noun)
  • wasting,
  • impairment,
  • ruination,
  • failing,
  • downfall,
  • wasting away,
  • rust,
  • dilapidation,
  • senescence,
  • fading,
  • putrefaction,
  • disintegration,
  • Crumbling,
  • degeneration,
  • spoilation,
  • depreciation,
  • gangrene,
  • deterioration,
  • withering,
  • decrepitude,
  • degeneracy,
  • atrophy,
  • adulteration,
  • Perishing,
  • dying,
  • spoilage,
  • extinction,
  • mortification.
  •corrosion (noun)
  • oxidation.
  •decadence (noun)
  • devolution.
  •decay (noun)
  • delapidate,
  • radioactive decay.
  •deterioration (noun)
  • retrogression.
  •disintegration (noun)
  • chaos,
  • dissection.
  •failure (noun)
  • Unsuccess,
  • nonfeasance,
  • insolvency.
  •unsubstantiality (noun)
  • unsubstantiality.
  •vulgarism (noun)
  • vulgarism.
  •waste (noun)
  • despoilment,
  • junk,
  • rubbish,
  • offal,
  • garbage,
  • remnant,
  • leakage,
  • slop,
  • residue,
  • debris,
  • refuse,
  • chaff,
  • effluent,
  • detritus,
  • Filings,
  • Dejecta.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • dilapidate.
  •deteriorate (verb)
  • collapse,
  • retrogress,
  • regress,
  • tergiversate,
  • revert,
  • lapse,
  • deteriorate,
  • slip,
  • wilt,
  • wane,
  • slide,
  • downgrade,
  • get worse,
  • fade,
  • worsen,
  • moulder,
  • fall apart,
  • sink.
  •deteriorate, crumble (verb)
  • dissolve,
  • weaken,
  • mildew,
  • degenerate,
  • defile,
  • pejorate,
  • suppurate,
  • reach depths,
  • waste away,
  • molder,
  • discolor,
  • be impaired,
  • shrivel,
  • mortify,
  • hit rock bottom,
  • dry-rot,
  • lessen,
  • become contaminated,
  • go to seed,
  • sap,
  • sicken,
  • pollute.
  •disintegrate (verb)
  • dissect,
  • anatomize,
  • shatter,
  • break,
  • erode,
  • fracture,
  • rupture.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • curdle,
  • devastation,
  • regression,
  • perish,
  • dereliction,
  • putrescence,
  • implosion,
  • wear and tear,
  • putridness,
  • corrosion,
  • perversion,
  • carrion,
  • depredation,
  • degradation,
  • turn sour,
  • biodegrade.
  •
  • harm,
  • damage,
  • destruction,
  • demolition,
  • corrode,
  • wreckage,
  • breakdown,
  • breakage.
  •
  • sabotage,
  • mold,
  • aggravation,
  • fail.
  •
  • sour.
  •
  • toll,
  • ruin,
  • cost.
  •
  • ill.
  •
  • trail.
  •
  • burst.
  •corruption
  • necrosis.
  •decline
  • seed.
  •decrease
  • tail off,
  • run low,
  • peter.
  •destroy
  • consume.
  •die
  • melt away.
  •disintegrate
  • fall to pieces,
  • come apart,
  • break apart.
  •fester
  • ulcerate.
  •peter
  • peter out.
  •waste
  • emaciate.
  •wearing away
  • erosion.

Paraphrases for Decay:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disintegration, decomposition.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    deterioration, rot.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    collapse, break-up, destruction, deactivation, breakup, devastation, downsizing, wane, downturn, erosion, regression, weakening, impairment, Weathering, mold, extinction.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    decadence, degradation, degeneration, breakdown, disrepair, decrease, cavity, Disaggregation, dieback, dissolution, descent.

Antonyms for Decay:

• n.

  • breaking down, collapse
    rise, building, increase, morality, development, ascent, construction, strength, strengthening, flourish, growth, germination, improvement, ripening.
  • Other antonyms:
    Rejuvenescence, snapback, rehabilitation, recuperation, revitalization, recovery, rally, comeback, invigoration, rejuvenation.

• v.

  • deteriorate, crumble
    ripen, extend, improve, prosper, color, strengthen, expand, germinate, put together, help, build, develop, brighten, unite, make well, enlarge, ascend, raise, combine, grow.

Homophones for Decay:

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Hypernym for Decay:

• n.

  • process
    cavity, dilapidation, ruin, exponential return, dental caries, rot, exponential decay, spoilage, rotting, caries, putrefaction, breakdown, decomposition, corruption, tooth decay, spoiling.
  • state
    disintegration, decomposition, Rancidity, deterioration, impairment, putrefaction, rot.

• v.

  • change
    wear away, erode, eat at, decompose, molder, ruin, gnaw, droop, Deliquesce, bust, corrode, wear out, rust, rot, go bad, spoil, gnaw at, moulder, break, fall apart, deteriorate, wilt, putrefy, wear, weather.

Hyponym for Decay:

• n.

  • phenomenon
    organic phenomenon.
  • process
    natural action, decrease, action, decrement, activity, natural process.
  • state
    unsoundness.

• v.

  • change
    change, change integrity.