SELF-RENEWAL Antonyms
self-renewing
Best Opposite Words For SELF-RENEWAL
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atrophy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy | ||||||||
collapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||||
decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||||
decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
degeneracy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||||||||
degeneration | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||||||||
deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
retrogression | nounn | |||||||
noun • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form • returning to a former state | ||||||||
stagnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) • inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation |