Thesaurus:rotten
THESAURUS | rotten |
English
Synonyms
- bad [WS]
- carious
- gone bad
- gone off (UK, Australia)
- maggoted (figurative)
- rotten
- spoiled
Antonyms
- edible [WS]
- fresh
- unspoiled
Hyponyms
- curdled
- moldy
- musty
- mildewed
- fusty
- flyblown
- maggoted (literal)
- maggoty
- overripe
- putrid
- reasty (obsolete, British dialect)
- rancid
- sour [WS]
Hypernyms
- contaminated [WS]
- decayed [WS]
- inedible [WS]
Various
- saprogenic
- fermented
- passed something's sell-by date
- stale
Further reading
- “653. uncleanness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “659. deterioration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “rotten” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.