Deterioration
Deterioration noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
Senility and deterioration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Senility" instead a noun "Deterioration".
Senility
Senility noun - The state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age.
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Synonyms for Senility
Deterioration and senility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deterioration" instead a noun "Senility".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decline and deterioration
- decline and senility
- decay and deterioration
- decay and senility
- degeneration and deterioration
- degeneration and senility
- worsening and deterioration
- worsening and senility
- decrepitude and deterioration
- decrepitude and senility
- degeneracy and deterioration
- degeneracy and senility
- weakening and deterioration
- weakening and senility
How words are described
| genuine | genuine deterioration | genuine senility |
| further | further deterioration | further senility |
| rapid | rapid deterioration | rapid senility |
| increasing | increasing deterioration | increasing senility |
Both words in one sentence
- Furthermore, he had always dreamed of creating an utopia and to better human conditioning, even if his life and efforts weren't rewarded at all.. But over time, the deterioration of his body, senility and his frustration made him forget all of this, leaving only his obsession with immortality.
Source: Motive Decay / Video Games
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Senility and Deterioration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deterioration/senility
Deterioration & Senility. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deterioration/senility>.
Senility or Deterioration. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deterioration/senility.
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