Synonyms of decomposed

decomposed 1 of 2

adjective

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown

the decomposed remains of an old tree trunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotten
• decayed
• spoiled
• putrid
• rotting
• corrupted
• putrefied
• addled
• polluted
• bad
• decomposing
• fermented
• contaminated
• turned
• soured
• sour
• rancid
• tainted
• disintegrated
• degenerated
• deteriorated
• decaying
• corroded
• defiled
• curdled
• impure
• crumbled
• fouled
• rank
• off
• putrescent
• disintegrating
• moldy
• sourish
• mildewy
• gangrenous
• putrefying
• moldering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fresh
• undecomposed
• sweet
• good
• preserved
• untouched
• uncontaminated
• pristine
• unspoiled
• untainted
• unpolluted
• undefiled

decomposed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of decompose

as in decayed

to go through decomposition

detectives needed to know how long it would take a corpse to decompose to that advanced state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decayed
• disintegrated
• rotted
• molded
• perished
• corrupted
• deteriorated
• putrefied
• festered
• spoiled
• crumbled
• descended
• moldered
• fell apart
• fouled
• turned
• contaminated
• broke down
• rusted
• soured
• polluted
• went to seed
• fermented
• defiled
• tainted
• mortified
• degenerated
• curdled
• addled
• sank
• turned off
• dilapidated
• withered
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• aged
• grew
• matured
• ripened
• restored
• purified
• renewed
• refreshed
• composed
• cleansed
• integrated
• assembled
• improved
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decomposed

Adjective

Two decomposed bodies have been found within five days at a park in western North Carolina, and both cases are classified as murders, according to investigators. — Mark Price july 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026

At a time when the Earth was bare, when there were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, and no plants with seeds, millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

Inspectors also found a decomposed rat in the basement. — Mamie Bah, CBS News, 15 May 2026

Inside was a decomposed head and torso. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026

Questions about the singer’s connection to Hernandez’s grisly end have swirled since last summer, ever since her badly decomposed and dismembered body was found in the trunk of a Tesla linked to Burke. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Prosecutors previously presented photos of Chiodo’s badly decomposed body. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

The badly decomposed remains of a woman were found Wednesday evening in a dumpster near an Oakland freeway offramp, authorities said. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

D4vd has been charged with murder following his arrest last Thursday for the death of a teen girl whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of his Tesla. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Verb

The victim was so badly decomposed, the medical examiner couldn’t even estimate her age or ethnicity. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Its recruit and redeploy stages require roles decomposed into explicit tasks—making what AI can augment answerable task by task. — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Her arms and legs had been cut off and her body had significantly decomposed. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 July 2026

The body had decomposed and had already undergone one autopsy, which meant that the organs including the lungs and the neck structures were already removed. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Riverside County sheriff's investigators recovered the remains the following day near Highway 74, but the body had decomposed so extensively that authorities were unable to determine who the victim was despite extensive investigative efforts. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Remains of dogs too decomposed to be recovered were also found in the same field, the sheriff's office said. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Prosecutor Cheryl Galvin disagreed, saying that while the body had decomposed, the medical examiner was still able to conclude Chiodo died by homicide due to blunt force and sharp force injuries. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026