Synonyms for festering
fes·ter·ing

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1. festering, suppuration, maturationnoun

   (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

   Synonyms:
   suppuration, ontogenesis, sanies, ripening, growth, ichor, growing, purulence, ontogeny, pus, maturation, maturement, development

2. pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festeringnoun

   a fluid product of inflammation

   Synonyms:
   purulency, suppuration, sanies, ichor, purulence, pus, maturation

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Process
   • Liquid Body Substance
   • Medicine

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1. festeringadjective

   Synonyms:
   suppurating, maturating, rankling

2. festeringnoun

   Synonyms:
   suppuration, maturation, ulceration, fester, rankling

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1. Jessica Vaughan:

   I think they don't want to be seen issuing a report that no matter how they spin it points to a dramatic drop in enforcement of immigration laws at the same time there's this festering crisis at the border.

2. Jessica Vaughan:

   This is a serious problem that has been festering for years, but is getting worse as countries realize that they can get away with just refusing to accept back their citizens who are criminals, what is equally frustrating is that the Obama administration has continuously refused to use the tools that Congress has provided and the leverage that we have with many of the recalcitrant countries, even as the roster of victims from these criminal aliens grows longer every month.

3. Jennifer McClellan:

   I think this is a first step in beginning the process to heal wounds that have been festering for 400 years, now we can finally begin the process of healing that wound. This can not be the only step.

4. Yim Jong-yong:

   We need to help usher in a virtuous circle by making money flow into productive areas and away from non-productive sectors by removing these festering sores.

5. Minerliz Soriano:

   It's been an open festering wound, minnie.