English word
Rotten
Definitions
adjective
- having rotted : putrid
- not morally good : not kind, loyal, honest, etc.
- extremely unpleasant or inferior
- not well or healthy
- of very poor quality : lousy, abominable
Synonyms for rotten
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- bad
- corrupted
- decayed
- decomposed
- putrid
- rotting
- spoiled
- acid
- acidic
- acrid
- addled
- adulterate
- adulterated
- airless
- bad-smelling
- beastly
- besmirched
- bitter
- blighted
- caried
Synonyms by context
In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart
adjective
- derelict
- deteriorating
- dilapidated
- collapsing
- decrepit
- crumbly
- fragile
- ramshackle
- rickety
Morally, socially, or politically corrupt
adjective
To a great or extent or degree
adverb
- greatly
- enormously
- hugely
- vastly
- considerably
- immensely
- markedly
- significantly
- exceedingly
- highly
Antonyms for rotten
Opposite of suffering from decay or decomposition
Opposite of morally, socially, or politically corrupt
Phrases
- dried out
- going bad
- going off
- gone bad
- gone off
- mucked up
- past its best
- past its sell-by date
- stinking to high heaven
- unfit for human consumption
- wasting away