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atrophy - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | atrophy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wasting away, disintegration |
| Synonyms: | decline, degeneracy, deterioration, diminution, downfall, downgrade, degeneration |
| Main Entry: | decay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | breaking down, collapse |
| Synonyms: | adulteration, atrophy, blight, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decadence, decline, decomposition, decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, dying, extinction, fading, failing, mortification, rot, rotting, ruin, rust, withering, caries, degeneration, gangrene, impairment, perishing, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity, putridness, ruination, senescence, spoilage, spoilation, wasting, wasting away |
| Antonyms: | development, flourish, growth, improvement, strength, germination, ripening, strengthening |
| Main Entry: | decay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deteriorate, crumble |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, blight, break up, collapse, corrode, curdle, decline, decompose, defile, degenerate, depreciate, discolor, disintegrate, dissolve, dwindle, fade, fail, lessen, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, perish, pollute, putrefy, rot, sap, shrivel, sicken, sink, slump, spoil, suppurate, turn, wane, weaken, wither, be impaired, become contaminated, dry-rot, get worse, go bad, go to seed, go to the dogs, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, pejorate, putresce, reach depths, waste away, wear away |
| Antonyms: | build, develop, flourish, germinate, grow, improve, ripen, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | deterioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decay, degeneration |
| Synonyms: | abasement, adulteration, atrophy, corrosion, crumbling, debasement, decadence, decaying, decline, decomposition, degradation, depreciation, descent, dilapidation, disintegration, dislocation, disrepair, downfall, downgrade, downturn, drop, fall, lapse, lessening, perversion, retrogression, rotting, ruin, slump, declension, declination, degringolade, devaluation, spoiling, vitiation, worsening |
| Antonyms: | betterment, building, construction, development, improvement |
| Main Entry: | downfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disgrace, ruin |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, bane, breakdown, cloudburst, collapse, comedown, comeuppance, debacle, decadence, degeneracy, deluge, descent, destruction, deterioration, discomfiture, down, drop, failure, fall, flood, overthrow, rack and ruin, storm, undoing, declension, degeneration, devolution, on the rocks, road to ruin, ruination, the skids |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, ascent, rise, success |
| Main Entry: | ruin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation of devastation |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, bane, bankruptcy, bath, breakdown, collapse, confusion, crash, crumbling, damage, decay, defeat, degeneracy, demolition, destitution, destruction, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, downgrade, extinction, failure, fall, havoc, loss, nemesis, overthrow, subversion, undoing, waste, waterloo, wreck, wreckage, crackup, degeneration, insolvency, ruination, skids, the end |
| Notes: | rack is destruction and ruin is destitution; in rack and ruin, rack is a variation of wrack and wreck |
| Antonyms: | building, construction, creation, development, growth |
| Main Entry: | wane |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish, lessen |
| Synonyms: | abate, atrophy, decline, decrease, dim, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fail, fall, let up, moderate, peter out*, relent, shrink, sink, slacken, subside, weaken, wither, die away, die down, die out, draw to a close, ease off, fade away, fall short, slack off, taper off, waste away, wind down |
| Antonyms: | grow, increase, raise, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wither |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | droop, decline |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, blast, blight, collapse, constrict, contract, decay, deflate, desiccate, deteriorate, die, disintegrate, dry, fade, fold, languish, perish, shrink, shrivel, wane, waste, wilt, become stale, dry up, waste away, wizen |
| Antonyms: | bloom, grow |
| Main Entry: | emaciation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gauntness |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, consumption, malnutrition, starvation, thinness, withering, anorexia, attenuation, boniness, haggardness, marasmus, skinniness, tabes, undernourishment, wasting, wasting away |
| Main Entry: | waste |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend or use without thought; dwindle |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, blow, consume, corrode, crumble, debilitate, decay, decline, decrease, deplete, disable, disappear, dissipate, divert, drain, droop, ebb, empty, enfeeble, exhaust, fade, gnaw, lavish, lose, misapply, misuse, perish, run through*, sap, sink, splurge, squander, thin, throw away, undermine, wane, wear, wear out, wilt, wither, be of no avail, burn up, eat away, emaciate, fritter away, frivol away, gamble away, go to waste, misemploy, pour down the drain, run dry, trifle away |
| Antonyms: | hoard, save |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | degeneracy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decay, deterioration |
| Synonyms: | atrophy, debasement, decline, decrease, downfall, downgrade, declination, depravation, devolution |
| Antonyms: | development, improvement |
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