Synonyms for rotten
ˈrɒt nrot·ten

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1. icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinkyadjective

   very bad

   "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

   Synonyms:
   noisome, icky, lousy, malodorous, filthy, smelly, crappy, fetid, ill-smelling, malodourous, ill-scented, foetid, foul, unpleasant-smelling, stinky, decayed, dirty, rotted, gooey, stinking, shitty, foul-smelling, funky

   Antonyms:
   fresh, sound, good

2. decayed, rotten, rottedadjective

   damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

   "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"

   Synonyms:
   stinking, shitty, icky, rotted, decayed, crappy, lousy, stinky

   Antonyms:
   sound, fresh, good

3. rottenadjective

   having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

   "dead and rotten in his grave"

   Synonyms:
   stinking, shitty, icky, stinky, decayed, rotted, crappy, lousy

   Antonyms:
   good, fresh, sound

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1. spoiledadjective

   suffering from decay

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. rottennoun

   Synonyms:
   putrid, corrupt, carious, putrefied, decayed, fetid, putrescent, foul

2. rottennoun

   Synonyms:
   defective, unsound

3. rottennoun

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, deceitful, untrustworthy

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1. rottenadjective

   Synonyms:
   decayed, putrid, putrescent, carious, corrupt, decomposed, putrefied, malodorous, fetid

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1. List of paraphrases for "rotten":

   lousy, crappy, sleazebag, crummy, clapped-out, crooked, decadent, corrupt, filthy, dirty, lame, shitty, scoundrels

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1. Igor Voinov:

   In the 1990s they blocked off a road here when pensioners took to the streets. I went out to speak to them and they threw rotten tomatoes at me, there's nothing like that now.

2. Ancient Egyptian:

   A rotten fish spoils all the fish in the basket.

3. Jeff Miller:

   There are some rotten people that work in the department that need to be fired, not protected.

4. Amy Loper:

   You had a really rotten day, but lucky for you your best friend is having an awesome party later. You go to the party and start drinking. You have a little too much to drink and start talking to this girl/guy you’ve never seen before. You head upstairs to better acquainted despite several friends telling you that you don’t even know this person. You end up having sex with this person. The next day you really can’t remember everything that happened and rely on your best friend to fill you in. A week later you find out that you contracted herpes from your one night stand and that this is a disease you will have all your life and never known when an outbreak will occur.

5. Proverb:

   A woman is like a banana; one alone can turn the whole bunch rotten.