Decay
Decay verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years
Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Wretched Hive: The crime and decay ridden lower and ground-level parts of post-Plague Chasm City, known collectively as The Mulch.
- Rüstov pride purity and freshness in their hosts; having mechanical imperfections appear as a result of feeding off the host is referred to as "decay", and Rüstov nobility would discard bodies as hand-me-downs to the lower class because the slightest sign of decay is not presentable.
Source: Literature / Jack Blank -
Oh, and after time, the Yells decay back down to the lower levels.
Source: Video Game / Baten Kaitos
Cite this Source
Lower and Decay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/lower
Decay & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/lower>.
Lower or Decay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decay/lower.
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