Crumbling and Decayed

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Decayed and crumbling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Crumbling".

Nearby Words: crumble, crumbled, crumbly

Decayed adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.

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Crumbling and decayed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crumbling" instead an adjective "Decayed".

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

Unfortunately, the Ways have decayed into a lightless, crumbling world haunted by Machin Shin, a terrible ghost-like monster which even the minions of evil fear.

Source: Hyperspace Is a Scary Place
The Ways used to be bright and cheery but under the effects of The Corruption have decayed into a crumbling, lightless world inhabited by a soul-devouring wind.

Source: Void Between the Worlds
This is a major divergence from the book, wherein civilization was pretty much completely gone, buildings crumbling, machines rusted to junk, books decayed to the point of falling apart.

Source: Ragnarok-Proofing

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