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. Proverb:

   Politics is a rotten egg;if broken,it stinks

3. Michael Gural-Maiello:

   I do n’t think governments really have a place in telling parents how their children should be spending their time, china has a rotten record in technology in general. I ’d be far more worried about my son using apps that originate in China that collect data than I am about him playing Mario Kart.

4. Son Chhay:

   Corruption runs too deeply, parliament has a duty to monitor the work of the government and when it's smelly and rotten like this, Cambodia faces hardship.

5. Jose Luis Soriano:

   I like the fact that they're open to debate, transparent and want to change this rotten system.