ROTTING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ROTTING?

Need another word that means the same as “rotting”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “rotting” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rotting” are: breakdown, decomposition, putrefaction, rot

Rotting as a Noun

Definitions of "Rotting" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rotting” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements.
• The process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
• A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.

Synonyms of "Rotting" as a noun (4 Words)

breakdown	A mental or physical breakdown. A communications breakdown.
decomposition	(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance. The decomposition of organic waste.
putrefaction	Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction.
rot	Rotten or decayed matter. The leaves were turning black with rot.

Associations of "Rotting" (30 Words)

blight	Cause to suffer a blight. Too much rain may blight the garden with mold.
carcass	The trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat. My obsession will last while there s life in this old carcass.
carrion	The decaying flesh of dead animals. A crow wheeled over the hills in search of carrion.
corpse	The dead body of a human being. He believed that fascism would revive the corpse of Europe.
corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Humanity they knew to be corrupt from the day of Adam s creation.
corruptive	Tending to corrupt or pervert.
decay	Undergo decay or decomposition. The corpse was in an advanced state of decay.
decompose	Express (a number or function) as a combination of simpler components. Living organisms are used to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen.
decomposition	Separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance. The decomposition of organic waste.
deconstruct	Interpret a text or an artwork by the method of deconstructing. I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime.
degeneracy	The state or quality of being degenerate. Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration.
depravity	Moral corruption; wickedness. Its brothels its opium parlors its depravity.
deteriorate	Grow worse. Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply.
disassemble	Translate (a program) from machine code into a higher-level programming language. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
disintegrate	Lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail. Their marriage disintegrated.
disintegration	The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. A disintegration of personality.
erosive	Wearing away by friction. The erosive effects of waves on the shoreline.
ferment	A substance capable of bringing about fermentation. This religion is fermenting Africa.
fermentation	The fermentation process involved in the making of beers wines and spirits in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. The fermentation of organic matter by microorganisms in the gut.
fester	(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference. Remand prisoners are left to fester in our jails while they wait for trial.
fungi	The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants.
malodorous	Having an unpleasant smell. Leaking taps and malodorous drains.
molder	Break down.
perishable	Things, especially foodstuffs, likely to decay or go bad quickly. The shipment was delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off.
putrefaction	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action. The breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction.
putrefy	Become putrid; decay with an offensive smell. The stench of putrefying corpses.
putrid	Of or characteristic of rotting matter. The cocktail is a putrid pink colour.
rotten	Having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness. She was a rotten cook.
spoilage	The process of becoming spoiled.
wilt	Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. My opponent was wilting.