Synonyms of festering

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noun

as in decomposition

the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

the ghastly festering of the corpses abandoned on the battlefield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposition
• decay
• rot
• fermentation
• putrefaction
• corruption
• spoilage
• putrescence
• breakdown
• crumbling
• disintegration
• moldering
• dissolution
• souring
• curdling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growth
• maturation
• ripening

festering

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adjective

as in bleeding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleeding
• burning
• nagging
• stinging
• pernicious
• chafing
• noxious
• damaging
• raw
• detrimental
• inflamed
• swollen
• harmful
• cramping
• tender
• injurious
• deleterious
• smarting
• prickling
• itching
• hurtful
• pricking
• agonizing
• pinching
• enflamed
• aching
• threatening
• torturous
• painful
• excruciating
• severe
• sore
• hurting
• grievous
• wounding
• nasty
• achy
• afflictive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• healing
• remedial
• indolent
• curative
• painless

festering

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verb

present participle of fester

as in rotting

to go through decomposition

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotting
• decomposing
• decaying
• disintegrating
• moldering
• putrefying
• corrupting
• spoiling
• deteriorating
• molding
• crumbling
• perishing
• falling apart
• fouling
• descending
• running to seed
• contaminating
• polluting
• turning
• rusting
• breaking down
• fermenting
• going to seed
• tainting
• defiling
• souring
• degenerating
• mortifying
• curdling
• sinking
• turning off
• withering
• declining
• addling
• dilapidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growing
• developing
• aging
• maturing
• ripening
• ageing
• restoring
• renewing
• cleansing
• refreshing
• purifying
• improving
• integrating
• composing
• assembling
• ameliorating
• bettering
• meliorating