Rot
Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted
Regress
Regress verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk
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Regress and Rot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rot/regress
Rot & Regress. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rot/regress>.
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