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Organically decayed or broken down

No longer capable, effective or needed

Constructed a long time ago

From or relating to a previous era

Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water

Not performing its proper or intended function

Not receiving proper attention; disregarded

Past tense for to rot or cause to rot

Past tense for to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality

Past tense for to deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

Past tense for to become weaker or of poorer quality

Past tense for to form or discharge pus

Past tense for live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way

Past tense for have a severely detrimental effect on

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Adjective

Organically decayed or broken down

strong-smelling

unfit for human consumption

stinking to high heaven

past its sell-by date

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“Even young children have teeth so decayed they need to be extracted.”

Adjective

No longer capable, effective or needed

over and done with

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Adjective

Constructed a long time ago

down-at-the-heels

poverty-stricken

all the worse for wear

falling to pieces

gone to rack and ruin

on its last legs

the worse for wear

poorly maintained

in a state of disrepair

badly maintained

falling apart at the seams

in poor condition

having seen better days

seen better days

hospitalized^US

under medication

under the weather

hospitalised^UK

not up to snuff

unprepossessing

down-at-the-heel

underprivileged

out of condition

in bad condition

on the sick list

not in good shape

not feeling well

green about the gills

at death's door

decrepit. in ruins

cheap and nasty

on one's last legs

with sunken cheeks

bargain-basement

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Adjective

From or relating to a previous era

old as Methuselah

old as the hills

behind the times

of the old school

down memory lane

horse-and-buggy

well-established

backward-looking

consigned to oblivion

having seen better days

past its sell-by date

past one's sell-by date

long-established

rooted in the past

sunk in oblivion

dead and buried

over and done with

water over the dam

water under the bridge

in the olden days

in the good old days

ancient history

out of commission

horse and buggy

as old as the hills

fallen into disuse

long in the tooth

on its last legs

anachronistical

no longer in use

no longer fashionable

not fashionable

no longer in fashion

tried and tested

in period style

unsophisticated

becoming obsolete

of an advanced age

advanced in years

not long for this world

past your prime

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

no spring chicken

going out of use

going out of fashion

brick and mortar

pleasantly old-fashioned

down-at-the-heels

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Adjective

Worn

strong-featured

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Adjective

Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water

covered with lines

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Adjective

Having sinned

Adjective

Destroyed

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Adjective

Not performing its proper or intended function

socially impaired

Adjective

Not receiving proper attention; disregarded

unrecognised^UK

unrecognized^US

out in the cold

slipped one's mind

fallen between the cracks

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Verb

Past tense for to rot or cause to rot

became contaminated

become contaminated

become infected

become inflamed

become gangrenous

became infected

became inflamed

became gangrenous

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“Masses of leaves may begin to decay and smother the plant beneath them.”

Verb

Past tense for to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality

became dilapidated

become dilapidated

fell into disrepair

fallen into disrepair

went to rack and ruin

gone to rack and ruin

went to the dogs

gone to the dogs

came apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

went down the toilet

gone down the toilet

went down the tubes

gone down the tubes

went to the pack

gone to the pack

hit rock bottom

fell into decay

fallen into decay

taken a turn for the worse

took a turn for the worse

went from bad to worse

gone from bad to worse

had a breakdown

become debilitated

experienced hardship

become stagnant

disorganized^US

come apart at seams

chipped away at

made something worse

went into a decline

turned the clock back

become threadbare

fallen apart at the seams

fell apart at the seams

gone into a decline

ground to a halt

became debilitated

took a nosedive

taken a nosedive

came apart at seams

went into decline

gone into decline

became threadbare

went down the tube

gone down the tube

became stagnant

ate your heart out over

eaten your heart out over

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“For years Blackburn's Church Street Pavilions have been allowed to crumble and decay so that the Grade ll listed buildings have become nothing more than an eyesore.”

Verb

Past tense for to deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

become emaciated

become shrunken

become marcescent

became emaciated

become enfeebled

become debilitated

became shrunken

become moribund

became marcescent

had one foot in the grave

became debilitated

became enfeebled

became moribund

went down the toilet

gone down the toilet

gone down the tubes

went down the tubes

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Verb

Past tense for to become weaker or of poorer quality

become unimportant

become less loud

vanished into thin air

lowered in price

reached new low

lowered in value

reached a new low

became unimportant

became less loud

took a nosedive

taken a nosedive

gone into a tailspin

went into a tailspin

made cutbacks in

miniaturized^US

miniaturised^UK

kept at a minimum

kept to a minimum

drawn to a close

drew to a close

went through the floor

gone through the floor

took the edge off

taken the edge off

took the bite out

took the sting out

taken the bite out

taken the sting out

took a load off

taken a load off

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Verb

Past tense for to form or discharge pus

Verb

Past tense for live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way

Verb

Past tense for have a severely detrimental effect on

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