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, rot, 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, rot, 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, rot, berth

4. decompose, rot, molder, moulderverb

   break down

   "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

   Synonyms:
   break down, decay, break up, moulder, disintegrate, decompose, molder, rot, 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, rot, 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. Ray Wantorcik:

   My brother was left to rot, mutilated, decomposing, while the murderer was enjoying life with his disemboweled body in the next room. I cannot shut that memory off.

2. Jeff Kingston:

   There is still a lot of rot at the core of corporate culture in Japan.

3. Brandt Jean:

   I felt the same way as Brandt. I wish I could've extended that same courtesy, that's what Christ would want us to do. ... If you will not forgive, neither will your Father forgive you. I don't want to see her rot in hell. I don't want to see her rot in prison. I hope this will help her to change and recognize the damage, the hurt that our family's going through. So I wish her well and I will pray for her family and pray for her as well.

4. Greg Burke:

   We were facing a very serious rot case, and it had to be rooted out, this is an exceptional measure, no doubt, but the serious crimes of Karadima created an exceptional damage in Chile.

5. Jack London:

   I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.