All atrophy synonyms
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A a noun atrophy
- degeneration — the process of degenerating
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
- deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
- diminution — the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
- degeneracy — If you refer to the behaviour of a group of people as degeneracy, you mean that you think it is shocking, immoral, or disgusting.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
verb atrophy
- waste away — become thin and weak
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- degenerate — If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.