Decayed Synonyms and Antonyms

Having rotted
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. putrid
  2. putrefied
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. decomposed
  2. spoilt
  3. failed
  4. turned
  5. rotted
  6. disintegrated
  7. declined
  8. moldered
  9. atrophied
  10. collapsed
  11. crumbled
  12. corroded
  13. rusted
  14. mildewed
  15. curdled
  16. wasted
  17. weakened
  18. sickened
  19. lessened
  20. soured
  21. eroded
  22. slumped
  23. deteriorated
  24. sunk
  25. ruined
  26. worsened
  27. tainted
  28. withered
  29. depreciated
  30. retrograded
  31. suppurated
  32. shrivelled
  33. festered
  34. faded
  35. degenerated
  36. dwindled
  37. corrupted
  38. molded
  39. discolored
  40. decreased
  41. blighted
Antonyms:
  1. developed
  2. purified
  3. germinated
  4. ripened
  5. grown
  6. refreshed
  7. flourished
  8. strengthened
  9. improved
  10. built
  11. cleaned
Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rotten
  2. rotted
Rotten, falling apart
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. developing
  2. flourishing
  3. ripening
  4. germinating
  5. improving
  6. growing

Words Related to Decayed

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Decayed Sentence Examples

  • There are ruins of a castle and an old decayed church, which contains some fine Norman work.

  • But when, in consequence of the Arab invasion, the monasticism of those countries was cut off from intercourse with the rest of Christendom, it decayed.

  • The trees for a considerable period show little sign of unhealthiness, but eventually the stem begins to swell somewhat near the root, and the whole tree gradually goes off as the disease advances; when cut down, the trunk is found to be decayed at the centre, the " rot " usually commencing near the ground.

  • In the early years of the 20th century the town was much decayed, numerous ruins of castles, palaces and churches indicating its former importance.

  • A former trade in oil and sealskin has decayed, owing to the smaller number of whales and seals remaining about the islands.

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