All flourish antonyms
flour·ish
F f noun flourish
- gangrene — necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
- decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- putridity — in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- caries — Caries is decay in teeth.
verb flourish
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- stunt — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.