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 study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The autopsy report said investigators used dental image comparisons to identify the body, which was severely decomposed. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

This would be compost not quite fully decomposed, with portions that are reasonably small. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the investigation has been complicated by how decomposed the bodies were. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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