English word

Rotten

Definitions

adjective

  1. having rotted : putrid
  2. not morally good : not kind, loyal, honest, etc.
  3. extremely unpleasant or inferior
  4. not well or healthy
  5. 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

Suffering from decay or decomposition

adjective

  • decaying
  • decomposing
  • festering
  • rank
  • foetid
  • fetid

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

  • clean
  • fresh
  • good
  • helpful
  • new
  • perfumed
  • pure
  • sound
  • sweet
  • trustworthy
  • uncontaminated
  • uncorrupt
  • undecayed
  • undecomposed
  • unspoiled
  • unspoilt
  • untainted
  • wholesome

Opposite of suffering from decay or decomposition

Opposite of morally, socially, or politically corrupt

Opposite of very bad in standard, state or quality

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