Synonyms for fester
ˈfɛs tərfes·ter

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1. fester, suppurating soreverb

   a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

   Synonyms:
   suppurating sore

2. fester, maturate, suppurateverb

   ripen and generate pus

   "her wounds are festering"

   Synonyms:
   age, get on, suppurate, maturate, mature, grow, senesce

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1. festerverb

   Synonyms:
   rankle, corrupt, suppurate, ulcerate

2. festerverb

   Synonyms:
   become malignant, grow virulent

3. festernoun

   Synonyms:
   pustule, sore, abscess, imposthume, gathering

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1. festernoun

   Synonyms:
   sore, pustule, festering, abscess, imposthume, rankling

2. festerverb

   Synonyms:
   suppurate, maturate, ulcerate, rankle

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1. Earl Woods:

   My dad was always the person who would plant seeds and give me encouragement but also would say things that would fester inside me that wouldn't come to fruition for a while, he was very worldly and deep in his thinking. My mom was the enforcer. My dad may have been in the Special Forces, but I was never afraid of him. My mom's still here, and I'm still deathly afraid of her. She's a very tough, tough old lady, very demanding. She was the hand, she was the one, I love her so much, but she was tough.

2. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

   When suspicion and hostility is allowed to fester it can erupt into unrest.

3. Jessamyn West:

   A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

4. Faraz Sanei:

   In terms of the political consciousness, those individuals are on the minds of everyday Iranians, as long as that issue is not resolved and those people continue to be in limbo I think that open wound continues to fester for hardliners, reformists or ordinary Iranians who are not necessarily political in any way.

5. Matt Barreto:

   I think that the turnout is not guaranteed and all of the candidates and the interest groups have a lot of work to do, they don't want the anger to sit there and fester and turn into so much frustration that people don't feel that there is anything they can do.