Synonyms for rot
rɒtrot

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1. rot

   Rot is a strong word, ordinarily esteemed coarse, but on occasion capable of approved emphatic use; as, "the name of the wicked shall rot," Prov. x, 7; decay and decompose are now common euphemisms. A substance is decomposed when resolved into its original elements by any process; it is decayed when resolved into its original elements by natural processes; it decays gradually, but may be instantly decomposed, as water into oxygen and hydrogen; to say that a thing is decayed may denote only a partial result, but to say it is decomposed ordinarily implies that the change is complete or nearly so. Putrefy and the adjectives putrid and putrescent, and the nouns putridity and putrescence, are used almost exclusively of animal matter in a state of decomposition, the more general word decay being used of either animal or vegetable substances.

   Synonyms:
   corrupt, decay, decompose, molder, putrefy, spoil

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1. rot

   Synonyms:
   putrefaction, corruption, putrescence, mouldiness, mildew, decay

   Antonyms:
   integrity, wholesomeness, soundness, vigor, preservation, purity, healthiness, sweetness

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1. putrefaction, rotnoun

   a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

   Synonyms:
   decomposition, hogwash, corruption, putrefaction, depravity, degeneracy, depravation, bunk, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guff

2. decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefactionnoun

   (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

   Synonyms:
   putrefaction, bunkum, hogwash, decomposition reaction, guff, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, bunk, degeneracy, buncombe, rotting, depravity, vector decomposition, depravation, decomposition, corruption, disintegration

3. bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwashverb

   unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

   Synonyms:
   putrefaction, bunkum, hogwash, feed bunk, guff, bunk, decomposition, nonsense, nonsensicality, buncombe, rotting, meaninglessness, built in bed, hokum, bunk bed, berth

4. decompose, rot, molder, moulderverb

   break down

   "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

   Synonyms:
   break down, decay, break up, moulder, disintegrate, decompose, molder, waste

5. waste, rotverb

   become physically weaker

   "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"

   Synonyms:
   waste, moulder, run off, emaciate, blow, molder, scourge, decompose, neutralise, devastate, ravage, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, knock off, lay waste to

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Decay
   • Deteriorate

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1. rotverb

   Synonyms:
   putrefy, corrupt, decompose, decay

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1. rotnoun

   Synonyms:
   decomposition, decay, putrescence, corruption, putridity

   Antonyms:
   preservation, imputrescence, incorruption, soundness

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1. List of paraphrases for "rot":

   decay, wilting, mold, mould, roast, wilt, rust, pythium, scum

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1. Kevin Minto:

   I see gutters that are filled with organic materials start to rot and start to rust through.

2. Aaron J. Munzer:

   Stop the rot or lose the plot.

3. Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin:

   The fruit on the vines are going to be left to rot, they are smoke-tainted.

4. Frank A. Clark:

   Why not upset the apple cart If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.

5. Raphael Kouame:

   Brown rot is a concern for farmers.