decaying

The word “decaying” has 3 syllables: de-cay-ing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/

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In the thesaurus, “decaying” has 178 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decaying along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for decaying

abandoned
abating
addling
atrophy
atrophying
beat-up
bedraggled
bombed-out
breaking down
breaking up
broken
broken-down
collapsing
contaminating
corrupting
crumbling
curdling
damaged
de-escalating
debased
debauched
debilitated
debilitating
debilitation
decadent
decay
decayed
declension
decline
declining
decomposing
decrepit
defiling
degenerate
degenerating
degeneration
degraded
degrading
demoralized
depraved
descending
descent
desolate
destroyed
deteriorated
deteriorating
deterioration
devolving
dilapidated
dilapidating
diminishing
dingy
disintegrating
dissipated
dissolute
dog-eared
down-at-heel
down-at-heels
down-at-the-heel
down-at-the-heels
downsizing
drooping
dumpy
dwindling
dying
ebbing
effete
emaciating
enervate
enervated
enfeebled
enfeeblement
eroding
exhaustion
fading
failing
falling
falling apart
falling to pieces
feeble
fermenting
festering
flagging
forlorn
fouling
frail
godforsaken
going
going to pot
going to seed
grungy
harmed
hurt
immoral
impaired
in ruins
injured
lagging
languid
languishing
lessening
limping
lowering
mangy
mean
miserable
moldering
molding
mortifying
moth-eaten
neglected
overrefined
overripe
oxidizing
perishing
polluting
precious
putrefying
rackety
ragged
ramshackle
rattletrap
ratty
receding
reducing
regressing
regression
relapse
retrograding
rickety
rotting
ruined
run-down
running down
running to seed
rusting
sagging
sapped
scrubby
scruffy
seedy
setback
shabby
sinking
sleazy
slipping
soft
souring
spoiling
tacky
tainting
tatterdemalion
tattered
tatty
threadbare
timeworn
tired
tumbledown
turning
turning off
undermining
unkept
waning
washed-up
wasted
wasting away
weak
weakened
weakening
wearing away
wearing out
wilting
wimpy
withering
worn-out
worsening
wrecked
yielding

Antonyms for decaying

advancing
ageing
aging
ameliorating
assembling
bettering
brand-new
cared-for
cleansing
comeback
composing
convalescing
developing
enhancing
enriching
fortifying
fresh
gaining
growing
heightening
improvement
improving
integrating
intensifying
invigoration
kept-up
maintained
marching
maturing
meliorating
mended
new
patched
proceeding
progress
progressing
purifying
rally
rallying
rebounding
rebuilt
reconstructed
recovering
recovery
recuperating
recuperation
refreshing
rehabilitation
rejuvenation
rejuvenescence
renewing
restoring
revitalization
ripening
smart
snapback
spiffy
spruce
strengthening
undecadent
upgrading

Meanings of decaying

verb
1. To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
2. (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
3. (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
4. (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
5. Loss of airspeed due to drag.
6. To cause to rot or deteriorate.
noun
1. The process of undergoing decay.

Example Sentences

The decaying leaves covered the forest floor, creating a soft, crunchy path.
Over time, the building started to show signs of decaying brickwork.
The decaying food was thrown away to avoid contamination.
They discovered a decaying tree trunk in the middle of the forest.
The decaying corpse was carefully preserved for scientific study.

On this page you'll find 239 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decaying, such as: abandoned, abating, addling, advancing, ageing, aging, ameliorating.

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