by of (preposition) among: in a group
Detalii: among applies to things that can be separated and counted; amid to things that cannotfor physical presence, amongst is used; if no physical presence is indicated, then among is useduse between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements
Sinonime: adulteration,
atrophy, blight, caries,
consumption, corrosion, crumbling,
decadence,
decline, decomposition,
decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration, disrepair,
dissolution,
downfall,
dying, extinction, fading,
failing, gangrene, impairment,
mortification, perishing, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity, putridness, rot, rotting,
ruin, ruination, rust, senescence, spoilage, spoilation, wasting, wasting away, withering
Antonime: development,
flourish, germination,
growth,
improvement, ripening,
strength, strengthening