Other Words for Rot

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Rot as a Adjective has these synonyms:

decay, decomposition, mould, putrefaction, putrescence, blight, corrosion, corruption, disintegration, deterioration
Example: Once the rot has set in, the job of revitalization can be overwhelming.

waste away, wither away, languish, die, moulder, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, decay, atrophy
Example: Despite repeated appeals for clemency, he's been rotting away in jail all these years.

Rot as a Noun has these synonyms:

decay, decompose, fester, spoil, go bad or off, be tainted, be ruined, mould, moulder, putrefy, corrode, rust, disintegrate, deteriorate, crumble or go or fall to pieces
Example: When the power went off, all the food in the freezer rotted. The piers holding up the far end of the bridge have all rotted away.

Rot as a Verb has these synonyms:

(stuff and) nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, bunkum, tommy-rot, twaddle, drivel, hogwash, eyewash, trash, claptrap, bunk, boloney or boloney, bosh, malarkey, moonshine, poppycock, tosh, crap, bull, codswallop, (a load of (old)) cobblers
Example: He knows nothing whatsoever about linguistics and is just talking a lot of rot.

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