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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: 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
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
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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