63 entries under decay topic. ×

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lapse(verb, decline, reduce, fail, return)
14
retrograde(verb, move, drop, close, decline)
12
worsen(verb, decline, reduce, fail, diminish)
10
degenerate(verb, decline, reduce, fail, return)
10
deteriorate(verb, decline, reduce, return, slip)
9
sink(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
7
decline(verb, drop, close, reduce, withdraw)
7
return(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
6
ebb(verb, move, decline, reduce, diminish)
4
fade(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
3
descend(verb, decline, reduce, fail, diminish)
3
get worse(verb, expression, idiom, decline, diminish)
3
slip(verb, reduce, lessen, lapse, deteriorate)
2
disimprove(verb, decline, reduce, fail, lower)
2
lessen(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
2
slide(verb, decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate)
2
weaken(verb, decline, fail, lower, lapse)
1
adulterate(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, degrade)
1
alloy(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, degrade)
1
be worse for wear(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, degrade)
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