87 entries under deterioration topic. ×

11
decrepit(adjective, stale, shabby, musty)
8
decayed(verb, adjective, corrupt, original)
7
rotten(adjective, decayed, decaying)
6
decay(noun, drop, decline, ruin, collapse)
4
blighted
4
failing(verb, decline, ruin, collapse)
4
moldy
4
rotting(noun, verb, adjective, drop, decline)
4
ruin(noun, verb, drop, decline, collapse)
4
worn out(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb)
3
disintegration(noun, drop, decline, collapse, division)
3
dissolution(noun, decline, collapse, division, wreck)
3
effete(dilapidated, decaying)
3
fading(noun, verb, decline, ruin, collapse)
3
mildewed
3
moldering
3
moth-eaten(last, original, stale, past)
3
rusty(last, original, past, venerable)
3
wasted(verb, dilapidated, decaying)
2
blight(decline, collapse, impairment, degeneration)
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