decay
I
verb
addle, atrophy, be reduced in worth, become enfeebled, become lower in quality, become putrescent, blight, break down, break up, canker, consume, corrode, corrupt, crumble, decline, decompose, decompound, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, dilapidate, disintegrate, fade, fail, fall apart, fall to pieces, grow worse, languish, molder, putrefy, render putrid, retrograde, retrogress, rot, ruin, shrivel, sink, spoil, waste away, wear away, wither, worsen
II
index
caducity, consumption, corrupt, decline, decline (fall), degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, deterioration, detriment, disintegrate, disrepair, dissolution (disintegration), disuse, ebb, erode, erosion, languish, prostration, spoil (impair), spoilage, taint (contaminate), wear and tear
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006