(de-com-pos-ing) 4 syllables

Definition

verb. to break up or separate into basic components or parts

Example Sentence

The leaves at the bottom of the pile have begun decomposing.

Synonyms

decay; break down; rot

Antonyms

renew; restore

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Rhymes

  • closing
  • dozing
  • hosing
  • nosing
  • posing
  • rosing

  • composing
  • disclosing
  • disposing
  • enclosing
  • exposing
  • foreclosing
  • imposing
  • opposing
  • proposing
  • supposing

  • decomposing
  • predisposing
  • reimposing