Synonyms of decrepitude

decrepitude

noun

as in disrepair

formal the state of being old and in bad condition or poor health

The house has fallen into decrepitude.

She was saddened by the decrepitude of many of the nursing home residents.

Related Words

• disrepair
• decay
• feebleness
• debility
• deterioration
• infirmity
• disintegration
• frailty
• debilitation
• enfeeblement
• enervation
• languor
• fragility
• dilapidation
• lowness
• ruin
• faintness
• weakness
• ruination
• neglect
• listlessness
• asthenia
• languidness
• collapse
• frailness
• wimpiness
• dereliction
• invalidism
• breakdown
• prostration
• delicacy
• injury
• impairment
• incapacitation
• disablement
• dumpiness
• harm
• damage
• hurt

Dissimilar Words

• health
• wellness
• soundness
• strength
• vigor
• healthiness
• hardiness
• robustness
• hardihood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decrepitude

In playing the character later on, was there a sort of reverse-engineering of his decrepitude? — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025

The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings. — Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025

Half a century later Mikhailov repurposed those methods to thumb his nose at the decrepitude and deceit of a sclerotic regime. — Max Norman, The New York Review of Books, 22 Feb. 2025

If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open. — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025