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addled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of addled

1 having undergone organic breakdown
  • addled eggs found on a long abandoned hen's nest
Synonyms of addled

bad, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, putrid, rotten, spoiled
Words Related to addled

curdled, fermented, off, rancid, rank, sour, soured, sourish, turned

contaminated, defiled, fouled, impure, polluted, tainted

corroded, crumbled, degenerated, deteriorated, disintegrated

decaying, decomposing, disintegrating, mildewy, moldering, moldy, putrefying, putrescent, rotting

gangrenous
Near Antonyms of addled

fresh, good, sweet

preserved, pristine, uncontaminated, undefiled, unpolluted, unspoiled, untainted, untouched
Antonyms of addled

undecomposed
2 suffering from mental confusion
  • One of the more addled audience members confused Ghana with Guyana.
Synonyms of addled

bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dizzy, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, punch-drunk, punchy, shell-shocked, silly, stunned, stupefied
Words Related to addled

senseless, unconscious
Phrases Synonymous with addled

at sea, out of it
Near Antonyms of addled

alert, conscious
Antonyms of addled

clearheaded

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