Decay
Decay verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: having reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying
Go
Go verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
How words are described
| real | real decay | real go |
| serious | serious decay | serious go |
| slow | slow decay | slow go |
| infamous | infamous decay | infamous go |
| Other adjectives: major. | ||
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Go and Decay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/go
Decay & Go. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/go>.
Go or Decay. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/go.
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