Deterioration
Deterioration noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
Decrepitude and deterioration are semantically related In some cases you can use "Decrepitude" instead a noun "Deterioration".
Decrepitude
Decrepitude noun - A state of deterioration due to old age or long use.
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Synonyms for Decrepitude
Deterioration and decrepitude are semantically related in decay topic. You can use "Deterioration" instead a noun "Decrepitude", if it concerns topics such as dilapidation.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decline and deterioration
- decline and decrepitude
- ruin and deterioration
- ruin and decrepitude
- slump and deterioration
- slump and decrepitude
- decay and deterioration
- decay and decrepitude
- collapse and deterioration
- collapse and decrepitude
- breakdown and deterioration
- breakdown and decrepitude
- disintegration and deterioration
- disintegration and decrepitude
How words are described
| physical | physical deterioration | physical decrepitude |
| general | general deterioration | general decrepitude |
| increasing | increasing deterioration | increasing decrepitude |
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