All wither synonyms

verb wither

• shrivel — shrink, dry up
• wilt — to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
• dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• droop — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
• fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• atrophy — If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• deflate — If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
• deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
• disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
• dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
• languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
• perish — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
• wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
• blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
• blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
• collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
• constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• desiccate — to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate
• die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
• fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• waste away — become thin and weak
• wizen — wizened.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• mortify — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
• humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
• abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.