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Synonyms for putrefaction
ˌpyu trəˈfæk ʃənpu·tre·fac·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
putrefaction, rotnoun
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Synonyms:
decomposition, hogwash, corruption, depravity, degeneracy, depravation, bunk, rot, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guffdecomposition, rot, rotting, putrefactionnoun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Synonyms:
bunkum, hogwash, decomposition reaction, guff, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, bunk, degeneracy, buncombe, rotting, depravity, vector decomposition, depravation, decomposition, corruption, rot, disintegrationcorruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefactionnoun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
"the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
Synonyms:
putrescence, rottenness, rot, subversion, decadency, decadence, rotting, degeneracy, depravity, turpitude, putridness, depravation, decomposition, corruption, degeneration, corruptness
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| #6904 | corruption | |
| #10134 | decay | |
| #14991 | decomposition | |
| #15739 | subversion | |
| #17344 | rot | |
| #19709 | bunk | |
| #23078 | degeneration | |
| #35279 | rotting | |
| #38113 | disintegration | |
| #40780 | decadence | |
| #53248 | buncombe | |
| #55791 | depravity | |
| #66134 | degeneracy | |
| #92640 | hogwash | |
| #94796 | turpitude | |
| #109173 | guff | |
| #165249 | putrefaction | |
| #239639 | rottenness | |
| #264686 | depravation |
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