Synonyms of fester

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noun

as in blister

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin

pus oozed out of the fester

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blister
• boil
• pustule
• pimple
• pock
• papule
• bump
• zit
• welt
• lump
• sore
• hickey
• whelk
• wart
• whitehead
• weal
• blackhead
• protuberance
• milium

fester

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verb

as in to rot

to go through decomposition

a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rot
• decompose
• disintegrate
• decay
• spoil
• deteriorate
• perish
• mold
• putrefy
• corrupt
• fall apart
• crumble
• descend
• foul
• molder
• contaminate
• run to seed
• pollute
• turn
• ferment
• break down
• sour
• taint
• go to seed
• rust
• defile
• curdle
• wither
• sink
• mortify
• degenerate
• turn off
• addle
• decline
• dilapidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grow
• develop
• ripen
• mature
• restore
• renew
• age
• refresh
• purify
• cleanse
• improve
• better
• integrate
• compose
• assemble
• ameliorate
• meliorate

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• grow
• develop
• ripen
• mature
• restore
• renew
• age
• refresh
• purify
• cleanse
• improve
• better
• integrate
• compose
• assemble
• ameliorate
• meliorate

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