DILAPIDATING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

dilapidating

verb

present participle of dilapidate

as in disintegrating

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That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.

— Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
The experiments have shown how a self-repair mechanism enables the spindle to stabilize itself under force and avoid disintegrating.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026

Definition of disintegrating

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The earthy scent of decomposing leaves and soil contributes to the smell.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
The Yolo County Central Landfill will build a new system that will convert methane from decomposing waste into renewable natural gas, the county announced Tuesday.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of decomposing

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They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The spooky environs created by production designer Til Frohlich are the stuff nightmares are made of; the murky bathtub, moldering linens and secret compartments that go bump in the night.

— Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026

Definition of moldering

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Overtourism can be highly problematic for cities, threatening to drive housing crises via short-term rentals, straining infrastructure to the breaking point and degrading local culture.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The material can power reactions such as oxidizing organic molecules, potentially degrading pollutants, sterilizing surfaces, or enabling photocatalytic chemistry to continue later in the dark.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of degrading

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An islandwide blackout plunged Cuba’s nearly 10 million residents into darkness Monday, exposing a crumbling power grid and dwindling fuel reserves as officials raced to restore electricity.

— Milexsy Durán, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Of course, Microsoft’s browser dominance was crumbling by the time the EU managed to get that implemented.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of crumbling

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Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
An early discussion about social contracts comes down to us in Plato’s dialogue Crito in which Socrates, condemned to death for allegedly corrupting the youth, refused an offer to escape from prison.

— George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of corrupting

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