Decay and Fault

Decay

Decay noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

Fault and decay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Decay".

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Fault

Fault noun - A defect in character.

Decay and fault are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a noun "Fault".

How words are described

long long decay long fault
similar similar decay similar fault
usual usual decay usual fault
open open decay open fault
Other adjectives: visible, real, constant, serious, unfortunate, social, major, further, structural, perceived, radioactive.

Common collocations

way decay way fault way
planet decay planet fault planet
eyes decay eyes fault eyes

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / EXA_PICO It gets worse when humans start wrongly believing that the Genom caused the decay of the planet when it was really Revelt's fault.
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