DECAYED Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in degenerate

having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit a candidate who vehemently rejects the idea that liberalism is a decayed political philosophy

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undecadent

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown we routinely throw all decayed or unwanted organic matter into our compost heap

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decayed

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verb

past tense of decay

as in decomposed

to go through decomposition the logs decayed on the rain forest floor the atom of plutonium decayed in the test chamber

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as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years

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as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor having reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decayed

Adjective

Ammon did appear tempted to talk the walk in Portland, to become the Mormon cowboy philosopher king wandering a degenerate realm of an ailing Republic, but by now time was in extremely short supply.

Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Or have his years in finance scrambled his brain and turned him into a degenerate gambler, both at the office and outside it?

Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024

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