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| Main Entry: | decayed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten, falling apart |
| Synonyms: | addled, bad, carrion, effete, putrid, rank, ruined, spoiled, wasted, withered, carious, corroded, decomposed, gangrenous, moldered, overripe, perished, putrefied, putrescent, riddled, rotted |
| Antonyms: | flourishing, growing, improving, developing, germinating, ripening |
| 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: | crumbly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle |
| Synonyms: | breakable, crisp, crunchy, decayed, deteriorated, fragile, frail, friable, powdery, rotten, short, soft, worn, corroded, degenerated, deteriorating, disintegrated, eroded, frangible, oxidized, perishing, pulverizable, rotted, rusted, shivery |
| Antonyms: | flexible, pliable, soft |
| Main Entry: | degenerate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, deteriorated |
| Synonyms: | base, debased, debauched, decadent, decayed, degraded, depraved, dissolute, effete, failing, fallen, immoral, infamous, low, mean, miscreant, nefarious, perverted, retrograde, rotten, sinking, unhealthy, vicious, villainous, wicked, worsen, degenerated, demeaned, flatitious, overripe, retrogressive, vitiated |
| Notes: | to degenerate means 'to decline in value, move lower on a scale' but to deteriorate means 'to worsen, to become lowered, or be reduced in value'; degenerate pertains more to character and virtue while deteriorate is more about loss of strength or vitality |
| Antonyms: | moral, upright, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy*, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, faded, impaired, injured, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty*, raunchy, rickety, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, tacky, threadbare, unimproved, unkempt, worn-out, battered, beat-up, dog-eared, fallen-in, in a bad way, marred, rinky-dink, slummy, tumble-down, uncared for, used-up |
| Antonyms: | rebuilt, in good repair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disrepair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken; deteriorated |
| Synonyms: | damaged, dead, decayed, decrepit, down, kaput*, on the blink*, on the fritz, out of commission*, out of order, worn out, busted, not functioning, wracked |
| Antonyms: | good, unbroken |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dysfunctional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | socially impaired |
| Synonyms: | broken, debilitated, decayed, defective, deteriorated, inhibited, maladjusted, sick, unfit, wounded, flawed, malfunctional, undermined |
| Main Entry: | malodorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, decayed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, gamy*, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, poisonous, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten, smelly, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, vile, decomposed, fusty, pestilential, polluted, reeking, stenchful |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moth-eaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby; stale |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, dated, decayed, decrepit, dilapidated, moribund, old-fashioned, outdated, ragged, tattered, threadbare, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | putrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten, stinking |
| Synonyms: | bad, corrupt, decayed, fetid, foul, high, malodorous, noisome, off, rancid, rank, rotting, smelly, spoiled, strong, tainted, contaminated, decomposed, moldered, nidorous, putrefied, reeking, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | fresh, perfumed, sweet |
| Main Entry: | squalid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor, run-down |
| Synonyms: | abominable, base, broken-down, decayed, despicable, dingy, dirty, disgusting, disheveled, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, gruesome, horrible, ignoble, impure, low, mean, moldy, muddy, musty, nasty, odorous, offensive, poverty-stricken, ramshackle, repellent, repulsive, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sloppy, slovenly, soiled, sordid, ugly, unclean, unkempt, vile, wretched, horrid, miry, reeking, scurvy |
| Antonyms: | clean, good, rich, kept-up |
| Main Entry: | unclean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty |
| Synonyms: | bedraggled, black, common, corrupt, decayed, defiled, dusty, evil, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, impure, messy, muddy, nasty, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten, sloppy, slovenly, soiled, sooty, sordid, spotted, squalid, stable, stale, stinking, tainted, unhealthful, vile, befouled, besmirched, blurred, contaminated, desecrated, feculent, polluted, profaned, putrescent, smeared, smudged, stained, sullied, tarnished |
| Antonyms: | clean, hygienic, uncontaminated, unpolluted |
| Main Entry: | neglected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slighted |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, decayed, deferred, deserted, deteriorated, dismissed, forgotten, lapsed, omitted, overlooked, postponed, unheeded, unused, unwanted, affronted, cast aside, declined, depreciated, despised, disdained, disregarded, evaded, ignored, passed over, scorned, shunned, spurned, tossed aside, unconsidered, underestimated, undervalued, unwatched |
| Antonyms: | considered, used, cared for, heeded |
| Main Entry: | tainted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoiled |
| Synonyms: | corrupted, decayed, dirty, diseased, fetid, impaired, impure, putrid, rotten, contaminated, infected, polluted |
| Antonyms: | clean, fresh, pure |
| Main Entry: | withered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shriveled |
| Synonyms: | decayed, drooping, faded, parched, shrunken, wrinkled, dried up, wilted |
| Antonyms: | blooming, fresh, growing |
| Main Entry: | effete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoiled, exhausted |
| Synonyms: | corrupt, debased, decadent, decayed, decrepit, degenerate, dissipated, dissolute, drained, enervated, feeble, immoral, obsolete, soft, spent, washed-out*, wasted, weak, worn out, burnt out, declining, enfeebled, far-gone, overrefined, overripe, played out, vitiated |
| Antonyms: | capable, tireless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fallen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgraced, ruined |
| Synonyms: | decayed, immoral, loose, ruinous, shaken, shamed, sinful, collapsed, dishonored, unchaste |
| Antonyms: | honorable, honored, lauded |
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stuffy, aged |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antediluvian, antique, crumbling, dank, decayed, decrepit, dirty, dry, fetid, filthy, frowzy*, malodorous, moldy, moth-eaten*, noisome, old, putrid, rotten, smelly, spoiled, squalid, stale, stuffy, airless, dried-out, mildewed, mildewy |
| Antonyms: | clean, clear, new, sweet-smelling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corroded |
| Synonyms: | decayed, oxidized, rust-covered, rusted |
| Main Entry: | shabby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken-down; in poor shape |
| Synonyms: | bare, bedraggled, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, desolate, deteriorated, dilapidated, dingy, disreputable, faded, mangy, meager, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, pitiful, poor, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, ruined, ruinous, run-down, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy, slipshod, squalid, tacky, tattered, threadbare, tired, worn, worn-out, wretched, degenerated, deteriorating, disfigured, dog-eared, frayed, gone to seed, scrubby, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | good, nice |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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